September Updates – Final Week

27 September 2026

Chestertown and Easton

Regular Classes Monday through Friday

• Friday 10/02: Class Schedule
  • 5:00 PM Tiny Tigers Class
  • 5:30 PM Family Class
  • 6:45 PM Advanced Class – Open Mat/Test Prep
• Saturday 09/26: 10:00 AM Advanced Testing in Chestertown

 

It’s Your road, and Yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. – Rumi

 

Weekly Outstanding Students

Chestertown

Leader of the Week – Hailey Dawson

Student of the Week – Matias Hernandez

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Macy Joiner

Easton

Leader of the Week – LeRoy Pope

Student of the Week – Maya Gupta

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Samuel Mendiola-Toribio

 

Skill is Created by the Habits that We Keep. – Unknown

 

Standard Terminology

Taken from the pages or our Student Handbook

Do Jang – Training Hall (the Karate School).

 

Students are a Reflection of their Teachers. – Kousaku Yokota

 

Korean Word of the Week

By BKS Faith

Word: 투지 (tu-ji) Fighting Spirit.

Phrase: 투지로 한계를 넘어라 (tu-ji-ro han-gye-reul neo-meo-ra) Push Beyond Your Limits with Fighting Spirit.

Diving Deeper: This is what you do when you want to keep moving forward when facing any obstacles or difficulties. As you go about life, challenges are unavoidable. There will be moments when things do not go as planned, when you feel tired, frustrated, or unsure of yourself. Having a fighting spirit is the determination to keep going anyway. As martial artists, we experience this constantly when trying to learn new techniques or forms. We may make mistakes during practice or struggle with something we’ve done many times before. Testing or competitions can bring nervousness and pressure. In these moments, this reminds us that the goal is to never struggle, but to learn how to respond when we do. Having a fighting spirit means getting back up after a mistake, staying focused when you’re tired, and continuing with your best effort when something feels difficult. It is you choosing to move forward instead of allowing an obstacle to stop you. We may not always be able to control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond.

Challenge: Try to use the Phrase of the Week at the 도장 (Do Jang)! 가족!  Thank You!  Tang Soo!!!

 

A dojo (Do Jang) is an arena of confined conflict where we confront an opponent who is not an opponent, but rather a partner engaged in helping us understand ourselves more fully. – Joe Hyams

 

Advanced Testing Prep

Great Training this weekend for Everyone in attendance!

We worked hard, got good corrections and practiced crucial elements of our testing protocol. Good Luck next week!

 

Belt Tests and Promotions – Lists Are Posted

• Promotions for Gup: Chestertown – Friday 25 September 2026 went Great! We are so proud of All of our students and the progress that they are making! Tang Soo!!
  • Easton – Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 5:45 PM
• Fall Advanced Test: Saturday October 3 in Chestertown, MD
• Fall ITF Black Belt Training and Kyo Sa Nim Testing and Instructors Meeting: October 9/10 in Monroeville, PA
• Master’s Fall Training and Testing: October 9/10 in Monroeville, PA
• Fall Advanced Test: Saturday October 17 in Odenton, MD
• Gup Test in Chestertown: Saturday October 24 at 10:00 AM

 

            I don’t train in Tang Soo Do because I am afraid…

I train in Tang Soo Do because it makes me a Better Person. – Unknown

 

Personal Training and Fitness Class Announcement

As most of you know by now, either by Facebook, rumor or announcements, SBN Pagano will be the new owner of the Fit Flock Gym in less than 1 week!

The karate school will stay where it is, and all the exercise equipment that we use for Personal Training and Fit-4-Life Classes will be relocated to the Fit Flock gym (118-F Lynchburg Ave) in the Chestertown Business Park, across from the Health Department. Expect that this may take a week or so to complete.

Paperwork has been filed for Phoenix Fitness and Wellness, LLC and we will plan to rebrand the Fit Flock gym/studio in January 2027.

There will be no changes to Eastern Shore Tang Soo Do, other than there will be more room for training, and for parents to sit and watch.

All services currently available at Fit Flock will remain open and be incorporated into the Phoenix Fitness and Wellness services profile.

Feel free to look at the Fit Flock website for information on Red Light Therapy and what else is currently offered.

https://thefitflock.com/

 

Don’t Chase the Belt. Chase the Skill. – Unknown

 

Fall 2026 Master’s Testing

Friday October 9 at 6:00 PM

School Owners, Masters and Instructors Meeting

Saturday October 10 at 9:00 AM

All Black Belts and Masters Training Seminar

Saturday October 10 at 1:30 PM

Masters Recertifications and Rank Testing

Kyo Sa Nim Testing

Masters, School Owners and Instructors are required to attend an Annual Training Seminar and Complete a Re-Certification Test, much like other professionals who attend conferences for continuing education credits. These opportunities are generally offered twice each year, but the big gathering for us takes place at every World Championship.

All of our Masters and Instructors will be attending this seminar.

Tang Soo!!!

 

The Results You Want come with Discipline – Unknown

 

October – Clinics/Events

October 02 – Open Mat Format/Test Prep

October 03 – Advanced Testing in Chestertown at 10:00 AM

October 09 – ITF Master’s Training – Monroeville, PA

October 10 – ITF Master’s Training/Testing – Monroeville, PA

October 16 – JUDO Clinics in Chestertown

October 17 – Advanced Testing in Odenton, MD

October 23 – Weapons Clinics during Advanced Classes

October 24 – Color Belt Test in Chestertown 10:00 AM

October 30 – Halloween Costume Class and Party (No Glitter, please)

October 31 – Halloween Parade in Chestertown

 

Just Don’t Quit!