The University of Texas at Austin WTF Tae Kwon Do Program

As some of you know, National Collegiates will take place this weekend, April 25th-26th at Stanford University California.

Wish your fellow Longhorns and classmates luck as they take on colleges from around the nation.

Kelson Gent
Andrew Lafferty
Andre Nguyen
Xing Fang
Kelly Xia
Amy Shah
Erin Elbel
Steve Hong
Benjamin Frederick
Ifti Zaim
Matthew Mccormick
Joe Van

Also, for the first time in the history of the National Collegiate Taekwondo
Championships all of the black belt sparring competition will be
streamed live over the internet! All matches can be viewed on Saturday April
26th by going to the tournament page:
http://tkd.stanford.edu/collegiates and clicking on the link. Stanford
Athletics and the College Sports Television Network (CSTV) have
combined to make these exciting matches available to taekwondo fans around the
world. Remember to spread the word and let your friends and family
know that they can support collegiate taekwondo from the comfort of their
own homes.

TEXAS FIGHT!

Forty Acres fest is happening this weekend, April 5th. Come out and support us while showing off your mad skills at Guitar Hero simultaneously enjoying a tasty sno-cone. All proceits go towards the team's road to National Collegiates this year hosted at Stanford on April 25th.

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In other news, the University of Texas Taekwondo Team will be hosting a fundraiser at Zilker Park April 12th.

We hope you can join us on April the 12th for a day of fun, fitness, and great weather. Attached below is the event flyer and release form. Please take the appropriate measures to distribute these among your students, parents, or anyone else interested in participating in this premiere event.

Please feel free to email us at TexasTaekwondo@gmail.com with any and all questions regarding Kicks-4-Kids or call us anytime.
Joseph Van 713.894.8887
Erin Elbel 512.897.5450

Additional information such as relocations or rain dates will be posted on our website at: http://utwtftkd.roffletown.com/

This is a great opportunity to promote the continuation of education, whether it be in academics or martial arts.
Thanks again and hope to see all of you there!

REGISTRATION FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE:
right click and save link as on 'desktop'
https://webspace.utexas.edu/hvv59/Kick4Kids.pdf?uniq=g4s9m5

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The season is almost over! Get your classes in while you still can.

Taekwondo classes this week 2/18-2/23...Will be held at Bellmont in the Martial Arts room located on the 9th floor in room 904. Call any of your team captains if you get lost or call me 713.894.8887

After this week, classes will resume at the Rec Center Martial Arts room Tues Thurs 8-10pm

Some REMINDERS:

-fundraising fundraising fundraising. Collegiates is just 63 days away folks. Get with your team captains and ask them about raising more money for your ticket to California.

-all you lazy folk who haven't been going to class because of "tests" need to get kicking again. We miss kicking/(getting kicked by) you!

-Last call for t-shirt designs. We will be voting early next week so if you have any last minute designs/suggestions get them in this week.

-HUGE training session the weekend of March 1st. Tony along with many other fighters from around Texas/Louisiana will be coming in to kick. This is mandatory for all team members and definitely recommended to all club members.

-Next Tuesday is "Bring a Friend To Class Day" All team members are mandated to bring at least one friend to class. If you have no friends, bring your roommate. If you have no roommate, find someone in your classes. If you have no classes, you shouldn't be here at the University. Get a job.

Hung Van
Texas Taekwondo
University of Texas at Austin

Hope you've enjoyed your time away. Whether you've been surfing the internet or surfing in Fiji, taekwondo season has started up once again.

Classes start Thursday August 6th.
Rec Center Martial Arts room. 8- 10 p.m.

BEGINNERS WANTED AND WELCOME
no prior experience needed
bring a friend
first 2 free classes free
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Team Tryouts = TBA
Candidates must attend weekly classes.

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Help us raise money for Collegiates held at Stanford this year.
Entry into games after shifts.
Volunteers for the club contact Suchi @ spahi@mail.utexas.edu

This Friday, April 27, 2007, Joe Van will be trying out for the U.S. Collegiate Taekwondo Team in Municipal Auditorium Arena - Kansas City, Missouri. Those that make the US Collegiate Team will proceed to Bangkok, Thailand for the World University Games. To show your support for Joe, please don't miss any practices this week. Train hard in class to keep his motivation going strong. This final week of training he is going to need you. I know he has always been there for you so give him your focus and motivation through your training and positive behavior.

-Coach Smith

Hello Texas, the event we've all been waiting for is has arrived. This weekend, March 31st your Texas Taekwondo Competition Team will be fighting against numerous schools from across the nation including powerhouses like California Berkley, Florida, and Texas' own fighting Aggies. We have been training for this moment since October. Training consisted of running, bleachers, tkd, sprints, weight lifting, and our favorite, tire-pulling 7 days a week has really challenged these fighters mentally and as well as physically. (If you haven't seen any of the people lately, this is why)But the time has now come to show the nation that burnt orange should be feared not only on the football field, but in the ring. If you see or know any of these fighters, wish them luck, but they won't need it.

Jonathan Tran
Liz Bloch
Ifti Zaim
Kelly Xia
Matthew Mccormick
Tyler Meceron
Sam Kim
Team Captain Joseph Van

Tyler, Sam, and Joseph will be fighting to qualify for Collegiate Team Trials. This process is to determine who will represent the USA at the World University Games held this year in Bangkok, Thailand.

UT WTF TKD will be selling fried rice on the south mall during the Forty Acres Fest from 12:00 to 5:00pm on Saturday, March 24. Come by and join us for a delicious lunch!

Contact Matt McCormick for more information.

The next tournament on the schedule will be Collegiates held at Texas A&M this year, March 30-31. The Team will be spending their spring break in Austin training hard and preparing.

Houston, Texas
March 3, 2007

Greetings Old Horns,

I hope this newsletter finds you all well.

March 3, AAU Regional Qualifiers, Houston TX

The Team recently came back from AAU Regional Qualifiers this weekend in Houston. Here are the results.

The next tournament on the schedule will be Collegiates held at Texas A&M this year, March 30-31. The Team will be spending their spring break in Austin training hard and preparing.

Paul Cho made a visit to the team this past weekend. It was great to see Paul (again) and have the team listen to his experiences. Paul is also the older cousin to Team member Sam Kim. Thanks for coming out and supporting the Team Paul!

New Website

The website has been redesigned and updated recently. The new design will now allow Team, Club, and Alumni members to create an account to share and post photos and information. http://utwtftkd.roffletown.com

Alumni News

Paul Cho has been involved with the ice cream franchise Piccomolo and they currently have 15 stores in Texas and California with two more opening in Texas. Paul is also still involved with running his father's dojang in the Woodlands, TX. To visit Piccomolo, follow the following link http://www.piccomolo.com/.

Correction: In the last newsletter I stated that Jessica Lee is currently in residency. Well, Jessica has recently returned to Austin for a 6 week rotation at Brackenridge Hospital and trains with the Club every Tuesday and Thursday and has informed me that she is in her 3rd year of Medical School, not residency. She then proceeded to kick me in the stomach. Thanks for visiting Jessica!

Congratulations to Wai Lee and Dan Cameron on their new jobs!

If any of you all have news you would like to share with the rest of the alumni, please email me and I will gladly post it.

Fundraising News

We are currently at $225 out of our goal for $1000 to donate to the Club/Team with more pledges on the way. Again, the Club/Team could really use our help and I highly encourage Alumni to make a donation. You will also receive the year's tshirt for your donation.

Alumni Gathering

The Club/Team is planning to have an Alumni Gathering this year after Collegiates. It will be a great opportunity for Alumni to see each other again and to meet with the current Club/Team. I will keep you all posted when new details emerge.

Again, I'd like to hear from you all. If you have any news you would like to share with the group, please feel free to contact me.

Hook'em,

Mike Tran