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Annual SPRING Simsa

The SPRING Simsa

The Annual Spring Simsa will be held in April, 2010, at the Hunter's Woods facility of the Reston Community Center, located at 2310 Colts Neck Road, in beautiful Reston, Virginia, 20191.  The simsa will begin at 9:00 a.m., with the advance belts and will end at around 2:00 p.m. with the White Belts and No Belts.

Qualifying students from all of the locations are invited to participate in this simsa, however, you MUST turn in your Testing Permission Sheet and your testing fees to Kwanjang Wyatt by the appropriate date.  The Testing Permission Sheets will be distributed to all students at the MID-POINT of APRIL, 2010.

If you qualify and you intend to paticipate in this simsa, please be sure to get a testing package from Master Wyatt when they become available. Remember, you are only allowed to test TWO of the three testing periods, which are held in the Spring, Summer and the Fall.  

Mark These Dates on Your Calendar

We want to make sure that you don't schedule anything else on these dates so that you can be sure to join us as these are VERY IMPORTANT times and events.

Sunday, January 17, 2010             CPR/AED Training and Certification

April, 2010                                    The All Female Martial Arts Tournament

April, 2010                                    The Spring Simsa

Saturday, May 1, 2010                  The JW Spring Classics Martial Art Tournament

Sunday, June, 2010                        The Annual Photo Shoot

Two of The 2010

WTKDC Black Belt Candidates

Will Come From the IMF

                 Jung Kim                                                                Ketil Hviding

Jung Kim's passion for Taekwondo is grounded mainly on the aesthetic aspect of it, rather than in learning it as a sport or combative skills.  She finds the linear lining of the human body in Taekwondo very masculine, clean, crisp and beautiful, and also appreciate the self disciplining aspect of it.  I feel extremely fortunate to have met Grand Master James Wyatt who introduced and guided me to this art as well as Iaido.  Taekwondo and Iaido have brought me so much joy and fun, and have helped me endure some of the difficult times.

I was born in Korea, but lived/studied in Austria, Japan, and UK before coming to the US in 2001 to work as an Economist at International Monetary Fund. I also love Bach and dancing to the techno/house music.

Ketil Hviding was born in Stavanger, Norway and has worked in several countries (Norway, England and France) before he came to the United States, which was about 10 years ago.  He currently works as a deputy division chief at the International Monetary Fund, focusing principally on economic surveillance policies.

 
Ketil started with Tae Kwon Do four years ago when Master Wyatt suggested that he should make the transition from Tae Robics workout program to "real martial arts".  He says Master Wyatt has been a great inspiration and is a fantastic teacher.  In particular, he enjoys his openness vis-a-vis other martial arts and ability to always stay positive.

 
He has a lot of hobbies, mostly, Ketil enjoys sailing, skiing, the great outdoors, and to be with his two children (Cecilia and Raphael).  His 13 year old son recently acquired his black belt in Tae Kwon Do under Master Drabkin. 

Ketil hopes to be able to obtain his Black Belt from the WTKDC and to continue to develop his skills as a martial artist and  human being into old age. 

The First Reston Outdoor Workshop was a BIG Success!

And we're getting ready for the next one!

Kwanjang Wyatt lectures his group on safety techniques

Thanks to the support of several of the parents and the students, the 1st annual Reston Fall Outdoor Workshop was a complete success.  More than 45 youth and adults joined us for our fall workout where we worked on kicks, forms, and of course, self defense.

Lots of parents joined in and several students brought their friends.  After the three hour workout (which went by very quickly), we enjoyed some delicious ethnic foods that were provided by the parents.  Everyone is looking forward to the Fall Outdoor Workshop, which will be held on Sunday, October 18, 2009. Check out some of the workshop pictures by clicking on this link.

WE NEED PICTURES!

I know that several of you have taken plenty of pictures of the class over the years and I am asking you to share them with us for the WTKDC website.

If you have any good quality pictures of our students please allow us to use them on the site.  We can also use pictures of some of our students at other activities such as Scouting events, recitals, honor ceremonies, etc.

Please email your pix to me at WTKDC1@aol.com

A Birthday Wish From Around The World

Master Wyatt Gets Well Wishes From China

Even though he is on the other side of the world, IMF Tae Robics and Tae Kwon Do member, Tarhan Feyzioðlu, now the Resident Representative for China and his daughter Anja, who participated in several of the Saturday afternoon Tae Kwon Do classes at the dojang, sent Master Wyatt a very special Happy Birthday greeting and wanted to relay good wishes to everyone.

They both are wearing their official WTKDC Tee Shirts and Tarhan even put on his entire Summer Uniform, as they hold up the sign that they made reading "Happy Birthday, James".

The pictures were taken in front of the doors of the main courtyard of their house, and by the sunroom off of the main entrance.  As you can see from the pictures, the weather is gorgeous, with just a little pollution because of the May Day holidays, but as Tarhan said, "we are enjoying every bit of it".  He also says, in general, it is very exciting to live in Beijing, which is such a dynamic city, growing widthwise and hightwise day by day, and getting ready for next year's Olympics. Work is exciting too, and there certainly is lots of it.

A Little Bit of Floor Work!

As well practicing the Forms and Fighting techniques, we also work very hard on self  protection from the floor.  Pictured are a few of the students at our IMF location working with Master Wyatt on preventive floor attacks.

The IMF Tae Kwon Do Members Remain "On The Top"

Three students show their stuff at Master Wyatt's JW Spring Classics Tournament

The students from the IMF continue to show their stuff by winning 1st place in each of their divisions again several formidible opponents from other schools.

Stacy Wade (even though she is pregnant) came in 1st place in Beginner Forms and was congratulated by severl of the Black Belt judges on her outstanding performance.

Keitil Hviding won 1st place in Forms and 1st place in Fighting and then went on to fight for the Grandchampion against a Brown Belt.

Jung Kim had just gotten back from Montenegro hours before the event and came directly to the tournament, where in her first time in the Intermediate division, she took 1st place in Intermediate Forms and 1st Place in Intermediate Weapons.

Congratulations to each of you and I am proud of the way you represented our organization!

The International Monetary Fund Has FIVE National Champions

Four of the Five IMF Students who participated in the World Series of Martial Arts National Martial Arts Tournament, in Reston, Virginia stand proud with their awards.  Left to right is Jung Kim, Peter Tollitson, Ketil Hviding, and Stacy Wade.  Not pictured (because she is away on mission) is Elena Loukoianova

The IMF students continue to make history with their outstanding performance at local, regional and even NATIONAL martial arts tournaments.  A few of the students participated in one of the top rated tournaments in the country, Charlie Lee's World Series of Martial Arts National Tournament.  Participants came from all across the country to compete in this event and our students came out on top.  Special credit goes out to Jung and Stacy (who initially tied for 1st place, Jung won by a tie breaker) and Elena, who placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd consecutively in Womens 35 and old Beginner Division.  Peter (the most senior student at the IMF) won 1st place in Forms and 1st in Sparring in the Senior Beginner Men's Divisions.  Ketil represented the Intermediate division and won 1st place honors in that division.

We're Moving Up In Rank!

The pressure was on, but the IMF students rose to the occasion at the Annual Spring Simsa 

The IMF Testing Students and the Black Belt judging panel

along with the kids (future students of the WTKDC)

Several students performed their very first simsa before a premier testing panel and made history for the IMF and The Washington Tae Kwon Do Club.  Never before has a group of Beginner students tested before a testing panel of such great magnatude, but on this day, Master Black Belt notables such as Grand Master Furman Marshall, Mfundi Dennis Brown, Grand Master Manuel Agrella, Grand Master Ali Shabazz, Master Chris Moore, Master Greg Kennedy, Master Vincent Jones and a host of others were amazed at the talents of Mster Wyatt's new beginner students.  So much so, that they overwhelmingly agreed that each of the IMF students was promoted from 10th Gup White Belt to 8th Gup Gold Belt.

The students worked hard in preparing for their big day and in the end, all of their efforts paid off.  The next simsa will be in August, 2007.                                                                                                                                  

The IMF Students Dominate The Adult Division

Adult Students, Jung Kim, Stacy Wade, Peter Tillotson and

Elena Loukoianova are congratulated by Grandmaster

Manuel Agrella as they sport their awards from the

Battle of Baltimore National Martial Arts Tournament

Last fall, the students from the International Monetary Fund made history for the Washington Tae Kwon Do Club.  Three female students, Elena Loukoianova, Jung Kim, and Stacy Wade, took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, in the Adult Women's Forms Division at John Burdyck's National Rated "Battle of Baltimore" Tournament in Essex, Maryland.  This was their first time ever competing in a national event and they each simply blew the competition away.  Also, Denise Morelli and Darlene Scott were Finalist in the same division.

In addition, Peter Tillotson, in his first time ever competing in a martial arts tournament, won 2nd place inthe Senior Men's Forms division and Jung Kim, who won 2nd in Forms, also won 1st place in the Adult Men's and Women's, Beginner and Intermediate Weapons division.

The youth members of the WTKDC Black Belt Club continued to show their skills with 14 year old female Brown Belt, Imanie Content, winning 2nd Place in FORMS, WEAPONS and SPARRING, 14 year old Blue Belt, Rodtico Baker being a triple crown winner and winning 1st place in FORMS, WEAPONS and SPARRING, 10 year old female Blue Belt, Kailyn Wilson, CRUSHING the competition in SPARRING and 9 year old Green Belt, Norman Nixon showing everyone why he is the reigning national champion in WEAPONS and SPARRING with 1st place wins in each event.

Senior WTKDC Black Belt and Former Middleweight Sparring Champion, Gregory Kennedy, showed that he still had what it takes to be a winner by winning 2nd Place in Senior Black Belt Forms and 2nd Place in Senior Black Belt Sparring.

Congratulations goes out to each of you as you each continue to hold up our reputation as being "One of Washington's Winningest Dojangs!"

Gold Belt, Jung Kim sets a new record at the Washington Tae Kwon Do Club

8th Gup Gold Belt, Jung Kim, made history at the WTKDC, when she became the first underbelt student to win 1st place and using two different weapons at a major tournament.   She won "hands down" against the competition at Everhart's 23rd Annual Tri-Area Tournament in Laurel, Maryland. 

She also won the Adult Women's Forms division and is now in training for the sparring division.  She is looking forward to becoming the first adult triple crown winner when she competes in Baltimore on January 20, 2007, in the Forms, Weapons and Fighting divisions.  Congratulations goes out to her and we wish her much success.

White Belt student, Elena Loukoianova puts the IMF on the map at the U.S. Capitol Classics International Martial Arts Tournament.

On Saturday, August 12, 2006, White Belt student Elena Loukoianova made history for the IMF Tae Kwon Do Students.  No only was she the first IMF student to participate in a martial arts tournament, but she also WON 3rd place in her division.

Even though she was nervous she still provailed and brought home some of the gold.

For more pictures, go the the photo gallery picture gallery.