Camping Trip
August 15, 16 & 17

Weekend at Winagimi!!! Jerry Cloutier has graciously donated the use of his cabin and land for a weekend retreat at the lake. Tents and campers are welcome, there is a campground for large trailers near by. There is fishing and hiking available as well as beach volleyball. There will also be training time for the students and their parent. Food will be potluck style and everyone will be assigned to bring something. If you wish to attend see Mr. and Mrs. Compo before August 7th to sign up and find out what item will be assigned to you to bring. Also Mr. Compo will have directions on how to get to the location.

Demonstration
In Grand Prairie and Fairview

Demo at the Community Connections event is on Saturday September 6th at the Crystal Center Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Compo will be assigning individuals to perform different aspects of ITF Taekwon-Do. If you wish to attend and take part, please see Mr. and Mrs. Compo. If you are approached and requested to perform you will be expected to take part. Time to be announced when demo assignments are made.

Fairview Demonstration is at E.E. Oliver School on September 8th. Fairview students please see Mrs. Larson for your assignment.

August 2008 Black Belt Exam

Another Black Belt exam is coming up quickly on August 22 and 23!

For those scheduled to test for their Black Belt in August 2008, the Qualification code meeting was on May 30th, if you missed this meeting or have any further questions, please see Mr. Compo.

Also, anyone examining will need to sign up and pay for the fitness part of the exam at the Front Desk, cost is $15.00.

Etiquette Supper

When: Saturday August 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Cosmos Greek Taverna
Who: All members are invited, only 200 spots available
Cost: $36 for Adults, $18.00 for 10 and under

Free Taekwon-do for the
month of August

If you have any friends, family members that are interested in trying TKD out they can come train for the month of August. This is a perfect opportunity to be able to check off one of the questions in your qualification code.
(ex: Monthly sale, Christmas sale, special orders, wish lists, etc.)

Instructor's Seminar

Conducted by Mr. & Mrs. Wisniewski at the North Dojang (10744-124 Street) on August 8, 9 & 10, 2008. This is open to Tien Lung's Leadership (TLP) members and for all current Instructors. The costs are as follows:
Blue Armband: $175.00
Red Armband: $120.00
Black Armband: $60.00
Blue, Red or Black Dobok (Instructor): Free
Price includes the Whitemud Amusement park fee.
Be ready to LEARN and we'll take a little break with a fun outing to the Whitemud Amusement Park! The seminar will start at 6:00 pm on Friday, and will go right through until 4:00 pm Sunday. If you are planning on attending, please see the Front Desk to register by July 25.
In addition to all the usual fantastic training, attendees will also receive copies and training in the new Little Dragon Instructors Manual and Technical Manual Level 2 (Red Belt to 1st Dan). Do NOT miss out!

Happy Birthday!

Next T.L.P. Meeting

All Blue Belts and up, if you want to take part in the Leadership Program join the T.L.P.! Have fun and develop new skills while hanging out with the Instructors. The next meeting will be on Friday, September 5th at 5:30pm. Join our amazing instructors, and learn from Mr. & Mrs. Compo. This meeting is also mandatory for all current students in this program.

Instructor's Meeting

There will be an instructor's meeting on August 29th at 8:30 pm. All color doboks are required to be in attendance. If failure to attend you will be immediately dismissed as a Color Dobok.

New Schedule for Fall

Class Cancelled for Friday August 8th for the Instructor's Seminar
Friday August 15th for the Camping Trip and
Friday August 22nd for the Black Belt Test.

Meeting your Fitness Goals

One of the many reasons that people are attracted to practicing Taekwon-Do is physical fitness. Taekwon-Do can help you increase your cardiovascular heath, reduce fat, and help to build muscle. However, an often-overlooked aspect of physical training is the identification of realistic goals that will help you reach your desired level of fitness. In this article we will try to give you some important tips for determining what different activities are necessary in developing a workout routine and some helpful hints to assist you in working toward your fitness goals.

Most exercises can be broken down into four categories. The categories are, cardiovascular fitness, bone and muscle strength, and flexibility. To reach a true state of physical fitness, it is necessary to choose exercises from all the above listed categories. Exercises included in the cardiovascular category are those exercises that help you increase the fitness of your lungs and heart. As anyone who has ever sparred for more than a couple of minutes can tell you, this category is especially important in the practice of Taekwon-Do. These types of exercises include activities that increase your heart rate from 60 to 90 percent of its maximum, usually for a period of at least 10 minutes. Increasing your cardiovascular health will give you more endurance and a greater amount of energy. Bone and muscle exercises are designed to help you increase strength and power. Exercises in this category include push-ups and isometric exercises. Bone and muscle exercises place most of their focus on the major muscle groups (arms, shoulders, hips, legs, back and abdominals). Muscle strength is often important to martial artists because it enables you to add more power to your kicks and punches and generally gives you a greater amount of physical control.

Flexibility is of great importance in practicing Taekwon-Do. Flexibility exercises help you to increase the range-of-motion in all your muscle groups, and help to prevent injuries caused by over exertion of muscles. You should try to incorporate flexibility activities into all of your exercise sessions. Be sure to eat properly and stay away from fatty foods.

Set goals that are realistic - both in your current physical level and the amount of time that you have each day to engage to fitness activities. Workout before or after school or work or al lunch time and attended your Taekwon-Do classes regularly.

Tien Lung Grande Prairie @ (780) 830-3429
10020 113 Ave, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 7B3
E-mail: compo@tienlung.com   www.tienlung.com