Stanford TKD Returns Triumphant from PacWest Collegiates

Sat Nov. 15:

Stanford TKD team and club members traveled to UCLA to compete at the PacWest Collegiates. We took five divisions while the rest of our Stanford athletes did spectacularly. John Do and Tommy Lee both had their college debut match and gave the rest of the league a preview of what’s to come; they were impressed.

Among the competitors: Willie Phan delivered two outstanding 7-0 victories to secure her division. John Duhart, Anh-Viet Tran, Alex Aylward, and Tommy Lee won their’s as well. Other Stanford fighters that did very well include: Yong Tan, Alex Tan, Dhackson Muthulingam, Caithlin Madigan, Maria Spletter, Jenssy Rojina, Rhean Westerlund, Leo Kim, Jeffrey Tran, Sandeep Das, Solomon Lee, and Janet Rojina!

Most importantly: the success of Stanford TKD would surely be impossible without the sacrifice and support of Coaches Ghormley, Kitagawa, and Soriano. Finally, a big thank you to Filip Paun and Paul Twohey for their continual support of the program and their amazing ability to drive for 13+ hours in less than 48 hours!

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Top Row Left to Right: Rhean Westerlund, Caithlin Madigan, Dhackson Muthulingam, Yong Tan, Sandeep Das, Paul Twohey; Middle Row: Coach Ghormley, Jenssy Rojina, Janet Rojina, Willie Phan, Filip Paun, Tommy Lee, Alex Aylward, John Do, Anh-Viet Tran, Kelsey Kitagawa, Coach Kitagawa; Bottom Row: Jeffrey Tran, John Duhart, Alex Tan, Maria Spletter, Solomon Lee, Coach Soriano

SMAP Martial Arts Movie Night — Jet Li’s FEARLESS

If you’re on or near campus this Friday and aren’t heading down to compete at UCLA you should come check out SMAP’s Movie Night!

Stanford Martial Arts Program (SMAP) is hosting a free screening of Jet Li’s “Fearless” this Friday (Nov. 14th), 7-8:30 PM, Building 200, Room 002! There’ll also be Free Pizza and Free EANABs!!!!

Fearless is without a doubt one of Jet Li’s greatest acheivements on film. For more information check out IMDB’s page on Fearless (also known as Huo Yuan Jia).

2nd Annual Stanford Scrimmage - Nov 9th

Stanford Taekwondo is hosting a juniors scrimmage on Nov 9^th. The event is open to juniors of all levels, ages seven to seventeen. Practice your sparring skills without having to worry about being eliminated in the first round. There will be as many sparring matches as we can fit in, all officiated by our experienced referee corps.

There will also be a campus tour for those interested.

To find out more information and to register go to: tkd.stanford.edu/scrimmage

Stanford TKD Fall BBQ, Saturday October 25th @ 5:00 PM

It’s Sunday and the BBQ has been. Thanks to everyone that showed up!

If you didn’t get a chance please be ready for our next social event which will be…pause for suspense…A group trip for the New James Bond 007 hit Quantum of Solace! We’ll be going on opening night November 14th.

Details will follow!!!

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We’re happy to announce that this Saturday (Oct. 25th) we’ll be throwing a Stanford TKD BBQ. The BBQ will be located at the Chuck Taylor Grove; located behind the Avery Aquatic Center next to the running track. We will begin at 5:00 PM so come prepared to eat!!!

This event is FREE for all Stanford TKD members; so come and enjoy some Great Food and Company! If you want to bring food to contribute that would be greatly appreciated. Finally, if you have any dietary restrictions please let me know by emailing me at carrotvt@gmail.com.

Thank you and see you all on Saturday!

BBQ is located at the Chuck Taylor Grove

Stanford Taekwondo Luncheon

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share some photos and thoughts from Sunday’s Luncheon. It was the first that we’ve ever thrown and it was definitely a good experience. If you weren’t able to attend, we had an exciting demonstration (thrown together in two days!), followed by lunch, and by a kicking workshop for everyone that came by to check out Stanford TKD. You can view the entire Luncheon Photo Album HERE.

I want to also thank everyone that participated including our guests. If you attended and you enjoyed it please feel free to come to the beginner’s class on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the Ford Center across from Arrillaga. If you missed Monday’s class don’t worry we will be accepting recruits for the next following two weeks.

If you weren’t able to come, the beginner’s class is open to everyone, so please check it out!

Thank you,
Anh-Viet Tran
Stanford TKD President

From Left to Right Starting with Top: (1) TJ Leising prepares for break, (2) Luncheoners practicing newly learned kicks!, (3) Greg Katz & Ashley Tanaka (’09) try out the roundhouse!, (4) Bow-out, (5) Stanford TKD’s Demo team performing poomsae

Fall Beginner Practice Starts on September 29th

Practice for all beginners will start on Monday, September 29th. Practice will be held in the San Diego Sports Hall located in the Ford Center. Practice times are as follows:

Monday & Wednesday

Beginner Practice: 6:30 - 7:30pm

Intermediate & Advanced Fall Quarter Practice Starts on September 23rd

Fall practice for intermediate and advanced ranks will start on Tuesday, September 23rd. 

Tuesday & Thursday

Intermediate Practice (yellow belt thru blue belt): 6:15-7:30pm

Advanced Practice (red belt and black belt): 7:30-9:00pm

Saturday

Sparring Practice (yellow belt thru black belt): 10:00am-12:00pm

Summer Quarter Promotion Exam Results

Below are the student ID numbers or birthdates for those of you who tested and passed the summer quarter promotion exam. If you do not see your number below please contact Coach Ghormley.

Summer Practice Schedule Update

Our practice schedule for the remainder of summer is now a comined practice for all belts from 7:30 - 9:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday sparring practice remains the same from 10:00am - 12:00.

Spring Quarter Belt Testing Results

Below is the list of student ID number or birthdate (if you don’t have a ID number) for those of you who passed the spring quarter belt exam. If you do not see your information on the list you will need to see Coach Ghormley regarding your results. An email regarding what day we will have the belt promotion ceremony will be sent out.

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