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Get a free uniform with the first months tuition:
New students can recieve a free $30 uniform when they pay for the first month of tuition.
Miss Kelsey earns her Black Belt December 17th:
From her wheelchair Miss Kelsy Scmaltz performed weapons technique, displayed a variety of hand technique and broke boards to earn her 1st Degree Black Belt.
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Annual Charity Break-a-thon:
On Saturday Dec. 12th RRTKD held it's annual Break-a-thon for charity at our Main Avenue Gym. The fund raiser, held for the benefit of the Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" program raised just under $900. Some of the kids then had the fun job of helping spend this money at Toys-R-Us for the benefit of others.
Fargo Open Martial Arts Championships a great success:
Thank you to everyone who made this years events such a hit. We split the grappling competition from the sparring etc. and had over 150 competitors. The grappling competition had such greats as UFC middleweight BROCK LARSON and Two time World Medalist in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu BRUCE HOYER. The sparring and forms competition had stylists in TaeKwonDo, Kenpo and others. We were happy to host martial artists all the way from Winnepeg to Wisconsin.
Traditional TaeKwonDo vs. Olympic Sport TaeKwonDo:
TaeKwonDo in its original form is known as Traditional TaeKwonDo . It includes the powerful and elaborate kicks that most people are familiar with, but it also implements a wide array of hand technique, weapons and throws stripped from the modern sport version of TaeKwonDo. The Olympic Sport form lacking the throws and punches, is no longer a full martial art or a practical means of self-defense. TaeKwonDo has become popular in the sports arena and has been included as an Olympic sport. The sport form takes the emphasis off developing self-control and integrity and puts the focus on earning trophies. We do attend tournaments but they are secondary in importance to traditional training.
Studies show that kids trained in Traditional TaeKwonDo (emphasizing discipline & self-control) showed an increase in self-esteem, lowered aggressiveness, improved social skills, improved values & lowered anxiety.
Kids that studied Sport, or Olympic TaeKwonDo, showed increases in delinquency, higher aggressiveness, lowered self-esteem, lowered values & increased anxiety.
Nosanchuk, T., & MacNeil, M. (1989) Examination of the Effects of Traditional & Modern Martial Arts Training on
Aggressiveness. Aggressive Behavior, 15, 153-159.
Trulson, M. (1986) Martial Arts Training: A Novel Cure for Juvenile Delinquency. Human Relations, 39(2), 1131-1140.
Scholarships and Financial Assistance:
We are proud to partner with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in offer classes to boys waiting on the list for a Big Brother. The need for Big Brothers far exceeds the amount of women who are offering their services to be Big Sisters so we are offering some help to those young men. Contact the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for more information.
Financial Help For School Age TaeKwonDo Students
Red River Traditional Tae Kwon Do has formed a new partnership with Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative (MHCI) to help youth get involved in positive asset building activities after school, such as Tae Kwon Do. The mission of MHCI is to help mobilize the community to provide assets for all Moorhead youth through free after school programs and scholarships to cover the cost of fee based programs. To qualify for the scholarships, youth must live in and/or attend Moorhead School District. Youth must be in 1st through 12th grade. Scholarships may be used to cover registration fees, supplies (such as uniforms) or equipment. MHCI would like to help families eliminate barriers to participation by helping to cover these costs. If you need more information or would like an application call Sonia at MHCI at 299-5437.
Traditional TaeKwonDo vs. Olympic Sport TaeKwonDo:
TaeKwonDo in its original form is known as Traditional TaeKwonDo . It includes the powerful and elaborate kicks that most people are familiar with, but it also implements a wide array of hand technique, weapons and throws stripped from the modern sport version of TaeKwonDo. The Olympic Sport form lacking the throws and punches, is no longer a full martial art or a practical means of self-defense. TaeKwonDo has become popular in the sports arena and has been included as an Olympic sport. The sport form takes the emphasis off developing self-control and integrity and puts the focus on earning trophies. We do attend tournaments but they are secondary in importance to traditional training.
Studies show that kids trained in Traditional TaeKwonDo (emphasizing discipline & self-control) showed an increase in self-esteem, lowered aggressiveness, improved social skills, improved values & lowered anxiety.
Kids that studied Sport, or Olympic TaeKwonDo, showed increases in delinquency, higher aggressiveness, lowered self-esteem, lowered values & increased anxiety.
Nosanchuk, T., & MacNeil, M. (1989) Examination of the Effects of Traditional & Modern Martial Arts Training on
Aggressiveness. Aggressive Behavior, 15, 153-159.
Trulson, M. (1986) Martial Arts Training: A Novel Cure for Juvenile Delinquency. Human Relations, 39(2), 1131-1140.