Martial Arts Movies from Movie Night!

Last Sunday night was our Valentine's Day movie night. Students from Space Coast Martial Arts and their guests enjoyed two Martial Arts Movies!

The first was The Karate Kid Part II. This movie is the 1986 sequel to The Karate Kid and continues the story of Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi. The two travel to Japan to visit Mr. Miyagi's dying father and learn about Mr. Miyagi's life in Japan.

This is a great story about loyalty, friendship, and forgiveness--important traits for all budding Martial Artists!

The next movie was the 1992 comedy, The Three Ninja's. In this movie, three boys learn Martial Arts from their grandfather when they visit him over the summer and have to defend themselves when they return home and find themselves caught in the middle of their father's FBI investigation.

They boys stand up to bullies, defend themselves against would-be kidnappers, and keep your attention engaged with constant adventures and humorous antics.


If you missed out on this movie night, be sure to sign up next time!

Great Job at Instructor Certification Camp!

Congratulations to Mr. Latherow, Mr. Valdes, Ms. Gillett and Mr. Penton! Last weekend, they attended the Region 104 Certification and Leadership Camp in the Miami area. Along with students from ATA schools all over the region, they took a big step to reach their goal of becoming ATA Certified Instructors.

During the camp, the instructors demonstrated their knowledge of the Songahm forms, ATA Life Skills curriculum, and class management skills. They also learned new ways that all instructors can share their enthusiasm for Taekwondo and make every class exciting.

The day after the Certification Camp, the instructors, trainees, and ATA Leadership students continued their training at the Region 104 Leadership Camp. They trained in Sparring, Joint Locks, Ground Fighting, Knife Defense, and XMA Sword. They also got an in-depth perspective on teaching and training in the Martial Arts during a question and answer session with the Masters and high-level instructors at the camp.

Next week in class, you'll get to try out some of the new techniques they learned at the Camps! Be sure to Congratulate Mr. Latherow, Mr. Valdes, Ms. Gillett, and Mr. Penton for doing a great job at Camp and becoming Level 2 Specialty Instructors in the ATA!

February's Life Skill: Courtesy

February's life skills is courtesty. Courtesy is kind, unselfish behavior like sharing, helping, and using good manners. Have you ever noticed that we promise to show courtesy to our fellow students at the beginning of every class?

The Songahm Spirit of Taekwondo begins:

I will practice in the Spirit of Taekwondo
with Courtesy for fellow students....

It begins this way because Eternal Grand Master H. U. Lee believed that courtesy was an essential component of our Martial Arts training. He knew that if students couldn't show courtesy to their parents, fellow students, and instructor, they couldn't be trusted to learn Taekwondo.

Luckily, we show courtesy in the little things we do every day. We show courtesy when we say "Thank you" to our parents and family members and when we bow to our partners during sparring drills saying "Good Luck, Sir/Ma'am!" We have hundreds of opportunities every day to show courtesy to everyone we meet. And just as we improve our taekwondo techniques by practicing them regularly, showing courtesy becomes more and more natural every time we share, smile, or help someone out!

One of the best things about courtesy is that by showing good manners, sharing, and helping others you in turn will earn other people's respect. Showing courtesy and earning respect will help you feel good about yourself when you're practicing taekwondo and in everything else you do!