Stanford TKD will host its Winter Junior Scrimmage from 9AM-1PM at the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation (ACSR). Registration is $20 online and $30 at the door. Each athlete will have the opportunity to spar other young athletes within the community. It’s not an event you want to miss out on! Early registration is currently closed.
Competition Poomsae Seminar Sunday February 19
The Stanford Taekwondo Program is proud to present its first Competition Poomsae Seminar. Its primary objective is to help athletes, coaches, and judges better understand the theory of poomsae according to the latest WTF/USAT standards, as well as the latest training methods adopted by high-level competitors. Please contact Vincent Lo (vlo@cs.stanford.edu) or Huy Nguyen (huynguyen11@gmail.com) for further information about this event. See the flyer here.
Congratulations to our competition team who fought hard this weekend in their first tri-meet againstUC Los Angeles and UC Davis. Stanford defeated UCLA with an overwhelming team score of 9-2, and narrowly lost to UCD by one point, 5-6. A special appreciation goes to Coach K and Coach Ghormley who coached the athletes, and a warm thanks to all the supporters who helped prepare and fire up the team.
Will Nguyen maintained quick footwork and neutralized his opponents from UCD and UCLA with punches. He was able to score with attacking round kicks and quick kicks from the clinch. In the end, he wasn’t able to defeat UCD and UCLA. Dylan Kim used his checks and motions to keep pressure on his opponent and used his defensive kicks to take on his opponent. He lost his one match to UCD. John Do was able to take the lead by the first round and increased the gap to win against his opponent from UCD. Max Kim, in his first match of the season, was aggressive with both his opponents from UCD and UCLA, scoring with attacking round kicks and using side steps against his taller opponents. He wasn’t able to close the lead and lost to both his opponents. Mohammed Elasmai matched his opponent from UCD kick-for-kick and was again able to score from well-timed, solid punches. By the third round, Mohammed was behind but was able to close the score, narrowly losing to his opponent from UCD by 1 point.
Haley Kong had an even match in the beginning with her opponent from UCD. She opened up the gap, scoring with inside kicks and doubles to the body and finished her match with a cut kick and back kick to the head to win by point gap. Joyce Chai, in her first match of the season, quickly gained the lead on her opponent from UCD in the first round with quick and precise defensive kicks, using her height advantage to keep her distance. A counter kick to the head and continued kicks to the body allowed her to win by point gap. Laura Malkiewich was able to quickly gain the lead on her opponent from UCD. She continued to overpower her opponent with combination kicks and speed throughout the match for the win. Sayuri Yapa, in her first match of the season, had an even match with her opponent from ULCA until the last round. After scoring with a punch and a fast kick to the body, she maintained the lead and closed the tri-meet with an exciting match and a win.
This weekend, our sparring team started out the season with a victory over our rival school UC Berkeley. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our team and congratulations to the coaches and team members. The score at the end of the day was Stanford 6-Berkeley 5, including walkovers.
Stanford Taekwondo was represented well by its team members. In their first match for the Stanford team, Will Nguyen and Dylan Kim fought against their opponents with heart to the end. Will was able to score with strong round kicks but lost the match after an intense third round. Dylan held his ground, closing the distance on his opponent and scoring with defensive kicks, but also lost to his opponent. John Do had an even match against Berkeley’s fighter until he scored from a fast kick to the head, where he was able to maintain the lead. Mohammed Elasmai was able to score an incredible 6 points from punches alone. His match ended in a narrow loss to his opponent. Max Kim had no opponents in his weight category.
Haley Kong, also in her first match for Stanford, gained a strong lead in the first round with combinations to the body and counter kicks to the head. She continued to widen the lead and won in the second round by a point gap. Laura Malkiewich had a close match with her opponent until a head kick put her in the lead. Laura was able to score with another head kick, winning the match and securing Stanford’s win against Berkeley. Joyce Chai and Sayuri Yapa had no opponents in their weight categories.
Congratulations to everyone who tested for their next belt rank this Fall! Below are the ID numbers of those who passed the belt exam. If you do not see your ID number below, contact Sayuri Yapa to get the status of your belt test. Some club members did not provide belt test ID numbers and therefore will not appear below regardless of their performance on the belt test. If you wish to discuss your performance for this belt test and the strategies you need to work on to reach the next rank, please talk to a coach. Congratulations again and Happy Holidays to everyone! We will see you on the mats again this winter, with classes starting January 9th.
Congratulations to everyone who tested for their next belt rank last Thursday! The belt test results are posted below. If you see your number you’ve passed the test. If not, please contact Laura Malkiewich to see if you need to contact coach about a re-test.
Judges comments for individual testers will be sent out next Tuesday. The belt promotion ceremony for this summer’s test will be at the beginning of the fall quarter.
This Thursday is the Taekwondo End of Quarter Banquet. The banquet will be in the GCC Havana Room which is at 750 Escondido. It will be at 8:00pm and we have to be out of the venue by 10:00pm so make sure you are on time! If you come to the belt test, please proceed quickly to the banquet when testing is over. If you can not make the test, you are still welcome to attend the banquet. Just make sure you RSVP to Vincent Lo by tomorrow. You can email Vincent at vlo@cs.stanford.edu . Make sure you tell him about any guests you are brining as well. Guest have to pay for themselves. The meal is $20/head but registered Taekwondo members get to eat for free. Send any questions to Laura Malkiewich.
If you would like to test for your next belt rank please fill out the Color Belt Test Form for Summer 2011 attached below. The $25 testing fee and form are due to Laura Malkiewich by the end of practice on Saturday. Don’t forget that you must be registered to test. If you have not registered online this summer, see Laura about registration fees before the testing date.
The test will begin at 6:00pm sharp so make sure you come early to warm up. The test should last a couple of hours and will be followed by our end of the quarter banquet. The banquet is free to all registered club members this quarter. You are allowed to bring friends and family members to the banquet but they must pay for their own meal. Contact John Do if you would like to go to the banquet and/or bring a guest. More information on banquet time and location will be posted later this week.
Check out a quick interview with Haley Kong, incoming freshman to Stanford University, where she answers questions about her Taekwondo experience and what’s in store ahead. Haley is the recent recipient of the Chris Canning Award as well as the USAT National Champion for the women’s fly weight division. In the video, Haley remains humble in her accomplishments, and clips from her matches provide another view of her Taekwondo ability. Check out more videos and photos under the Gallery page.
Summer is in the air, and so are our kicks and Taekwondo spirit. For those who missed the summer registration the first time around, registration will remain open starting now until this Saturday, July 16 at 6 PM. Everyone who has already registered and does not have a Stanford University ID will receive their gym passes during class.
CLICK HERE for the second round of summer registration.
If you need to order equipment Click on the link below. You can order a sparring package ($150) which includes everything you need but gloves and a Hogu. If you need a Dobok please indicate what kind (Gold or Team Revolution). For all equipment make sure you include what size you need. Direct any questions on sizing to either John or Laura.
