Here is the new video tutorial for Nunchaku (Ssang Chul Bong) Basics Set #1.
Enjoy!
ABBAICL 5/4/2010
American Black Belt Academy
Intramural Competition League
(ABBAICL)
In an effort to teach young students the values of good sportsmanship and friendly competition; as well as finding a new and exciting way to instruct and reinforce the techniques of Tang Soo Do. Master Celona has come up with the idea of having an intramural competition league between students. This league will be extra-curricular, and will NOT replace the student's regular training.
Teams of students will compete against each other over a period of 9 weeks. The first 9 weeks will make up the regular season. The top four teams at the end of the season will compete in a Playoff Tournament. The Playoff Tournament will consist of the top four teams in single elimination matches during week 10. The last 2 teams will have 2 weeks to prepare for the Championship Round to take place on week 12.Week 11 will be a rest period for all the teams. The winner of the week 12 matchup will be crowned champion for that season. Teams will compete once every Tuesday or Thursday night. For a complete list of rules, click the link
We would like to thank everyone who came out for the Easter Egg hunt! Everyone had a great time. Also, remember that this Saturday is the Pilsung Martial Arts Association Championships! No classes, we expect to see everyone at the tournament. Here is the link to download this month's newsletter. Please make a note of all the dates.
Just a friendly reminder, we have our Easter Egg hunt this weekend. The gathering is scheduled for Saturday 4/3/10 at 2:30pm. We're gonna have a great time, please sign up ASAP!
This Saturday is also the last scheduled Saturday tournament practice at 1pm. Any questions or things you'd like to review before the Tournament should be addressed.
The Pilsung Martial Arts Association Championships will be held Saturday April 10, 2010 at Sun Valley High School. Aston PA. Pre-registration has passed, but any who'd still like to compete that missed the pre-registration should sign up NOW! The cost is $60 for the first 2 events, $10 each additional event. For those not competing who would still like to go and support our school, you are encouraged to attend as a spectator. Cost is $5
We are running a sale on all of last year's t-shirts. We want to make room for all new stuff for the spring. Please check out our pro-shop for details!
We will be adding much more content over the next few weeks, check back often!
Tang Soo!
Women's Self-Defense Seminar 3/11/2010 2:16:15 PM
Come to join us for our Women's Self-Defense Seminar. March 27th!!
Cost is $25. Learn to defend yourself and feel more safe!
Click Below!
Tonight's schedule 3/10/2010 12:52:41 PM
Just a quick reminder... 6:30 White Belt Class, and 7:00 Kickboxing is cancelled for this evening. Master Marvil will be teaching a special tournament practice tonight at 6:30. Any questions, please give a call!
March 2010 Newsletter 3/7/2010
It's finally here, the March newsletter. PDF form, download and print!
For those who couldn't make it to last night's parents meeting, here is a quick run down on what was discussed:
Some of the features of the new website was discussed.
We will be closed on Saturday 2/20/10. Master and Mrs. Celona will be attending a special training seminar to learn how to better serve our members, and how to improve the overall quality and professionalism of the school.
We spoke about the Pilsung Martial Arts Association Championships. Date of the tournament is on Saturday April 10, at Sun Valley High School in Aston, PA Cost is $50 for the first 2 events $10 each additional event. Early registration is before 3/27/10, After 3/27/10 the cost is $60 first 2 events. $10 each additional event. Spectator admission is $5.
We are no longer holding "Buddy Days". From now on we will be holding "Buddy Week" Students may bring in a friend to train with them for a whole week. Buddies must have their parent fill out a permission slip. Buddy week is FREE and everyone will receive a special certificate upon completion. The first Buddy Week will be first week of March.
We are planning another Women's Self-Defense seminar for March 27th
We spoke about the importance of the students (especially senior students) lack of participation in our most recent fundraiser. We look at the school as belonging to the students, and not the staff. The students should take enough pride in the school to want to put an effort into helping us do the things that will help us make improvments. The leadership team should provide an example to everyone, not just on the dojang floor but also in school events and activities as well. Out of approximately 45 students.. 5 participated in the fundraiser.
On a related note, we stressed that anyone having difficulty paying tuition for membership MUST see Master or Mrs. Celona ASAP! If we need to make special arraigments, we must speak about it.
I'm not pleased with the lack of dedication from the Demo Team. Team members repeatedly showing up late, or not showing up at all. We chose Friday night practice as a way to avoid conflict with school, and homework time. My personal preference would be to hold practice on Saturday mornings, but many team members cannot commit to it. The team members and their parents who were present for the meeting took a vote, and we have thereby concluded that we should change the time of demo practice from 5pm to 5:30pm on Fridays. This change will take effect NEXT week. This week's practice will be at the normal time 5pm. With this change, we should solve the majority of lateness problems. Violations after this will be dealt with, being 15 minutes, or 30 minutes late for practice is not acceptable. 5:30pm should provide us with a better window to get to practice on time. Demo members who don't call ahead to inform me of a possible lateness will do 50 knuckle pushups. Members who don't show up at all from this point on without notifying me at least 6 hours ahead of time. WILL be cut from the team, no exceptions!!!
Snow Days! 2/16/2010 11:28:44 AM
Hello,
I just wanted to take the time out to thank everyone for their patience and support regarding our recent closings due to the snow. We plan on being open all this week, except for Saturday 2/20/10 which is a scheduled closing. Any classes you wish to make up, please see me and we can work out a time. Our little Ninjas have missed quite a few classes, and we will schedule some make up days. Just a reminder, there is a parents meeting tomorrow night, I highly encourage everyone to be there. If you haven't downloaded the latest newsletter or the Student Manual, please refer to previous posts for the link.
Thanks!
Tang Soo!
Master Celona
February 2010 Newsletter 2/1/2010
Hello!
We have just released the February 2010 Newsletter! Feel free to download it and print it. We'd also like to mention, that if anyone you know is interested in our school, a great thing to do would be to print one for them also!
Team Pilsung Demo: 2009 NBL SuperGrands #1 1/17/2010
Here is Team Pilsung at the NBL SuperGrands
Demo #1
Team Pisung Demo: 2009 NBL SuperGrands 2 1/17/2010
Here is the Second Performance from Team Pilsung at the 2009 NBL SuperGrands!
Welcome to the new ABBA Website! 1/15/2010
We are launching the new American Black Belt Academy website. This site is a revamped version with lots of new content and features for you to enjoy. We have added a few interactive elements to make your experience much more fruitful. Please enjoy, and if you have any questions, please email me at nephillyabba@hotmail.com!
TANG SOO!
Master Celona
January 2010 Newsletter 1/15/2010
Here is the link for our printed newsletter! (PDF Format)
