Spring 10 Announcements:

Since we do not have any beginners just yet, this week's class times will be adjusted. You'll receive notification on Sunday with this week's schedule.

** Attendance: Your attendance record factors into your testing score at the end of the term so come to class or email if you cannot. You must come to 2/3 classes (Monday, Wednesday, or Saturday). If you cannot attend, you must email BOTH tkd@ and rexh@.

Clarification on attendance:

• You must attend 2 out of the following 3 classes: Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. You MUST email both rexh@ and tkd@ prior to class if you cannot attend.
• Those interested in sparring are encouraged to attend Friday's sparring class. Those who intend on competing MUST attend. Email both accounts if you cannot attend class that day.
• Sunday's team run are mandatory. Once again, email both accounts prior to the workout if you cannot attend.
• When you cannot attend class, follow this format for the subject line: Absence Date (month/day), EXAMPLE: Absence 3/20
• Finally, if you have any permanent conflicts or will arrive late due to classes, please email both accounts ONCE, and we'll make note of it so you don't have to email every time.

** Class schedule: Updated, can be found here.

** Tournaments: West Point - Sat. Feb. 27 - If you did not receive the email sent out by Steven Kim earlier this week, please email ssk@. Please fill out the form by Feb. 13!! UPenn - Sat. April 3

** PTKD Jacket: If you have competed in a tournament and would like a jacket, please email Rae Drach (rdrach@).

** Equipment: If you want to order equipment, also contact Rae.

** I cannot wait for second term so we can begin training! I look forward to seeing you all in class and enjoy the rest of intercession. Please look out for more emails from me during the first week of term as we get settled in. GET PUMPED!
Yours truly,
Carissa

       Fall 09 Announcements:

** Check out this article about the progress of Princeton Taekwondo here!

** Check out the new Tournaments page! You may have to Refresh.

** Fall Club Fees were due Sunday, 10/11 to Skim:
Returning student semester fee is $100 payable to "Princeton Taekwondo." New student semester fee is $80 payable to "Princeton Taekwondo," and uniform fee is $65 preferably in cash or payable to "Ji Ho Choi." Instructions are also on Fall Fact Sheet. Please give all money/checks to Steven Kim. If you are unable to pay dues, please talk to Marc Osherson or Carissa Fu and we will work something out (see below paragraph)!

** Registration:
A copy of the Fall Fact Sheet is here. All returning AND new students, please fill out the bottom half and give it to Andrew Mandelbaum ASAP.

** Fundraising:
We will be working football games to help subsidize costs. If you are unable to pay dues, please e-mail tkd@princeton.edu ASAP that you will be working these events instead of paying dues up front. We will split earnings with you, so both the team and you personally make money.

** Tournament dates: MIT - Oct. 18; Cornell - Nov. 7; Garden state cup - Nov. 8; Princeton - Nov. 22

       Fall 09 in Pictures:

There are many head shots at sparring practices.

Left is photographer's (our multi-talented Secretary Andrew) choice and right is mine (clinch!) from Friday, Sept. 25, the first sparring class of the year.

Also see The Team section for more sparring pictures.

We had a lot of beginners at our free classes on Monday, Sept. 21, and Wednesday, Sept. 23, who started the basics with Master Hatfield

People with a variety of levels of experience also joined us

We met a lot of you at the Activities Fair on Friday, Sept. 18, and look forward to training with you!

We had our first team run on Sunday, Sept. 13. Everyone was excited.

       Summer World University Games, Belgrade, Serbia, July 2009: link

Carissa Fu '11 competed at the Summer World University Games (SWUG) in Belgrade, Serbia, beginning on July 1 and 2, 2009, along with 495 other Taekwondo athletes from over 70 countries participating in both poomsae and sparring. Carissa led the US Team in the women's individual poomsae competition (pictured right). She did very well but narrowly missed making the semifinals round. Carissa hopes to keep training hard and to make the team again in 2011 when SWUG will be held in China.

Our Master Hatfield, President of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA), served on the tournament supervisory committee (pictured left).

News from 2008-2009 link