News for Black Belt & Master’s Club Members for the January 2015 Black Belt Test United Academy of Martial Arts 17355 Depot Street, Downtown Morgan Hill 408.779.4364 www.uama.com [email protected] PDF Link to this document January ‘15 Black Belt Test Performance Info: The Black Belt Candidates of January ‘15 invite all Black Belt Club members to attend and perform in their Black Belt Show Performance on Sunday, January 18, 2015. If you would like to participate in this special event, YOU MUST attend either the Saturday Black Belt Club class on December 6 (1011 a.m.) or January 10, 2015 (1011:30 a.m.). Hopefully, you can attend both! The Show Performance will be at the Britton Gym, on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Rehearsal will be from 10:00 a.m. to noon (at the gym) and the performance from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Check below to see which curriculum piece your group will be performing at the Show: July ‘15 Brad Barncord, Evan Coakley, Sean Coakley, Ryan DuRoss, Katie Kearney, Kacper Leonczuk, Jadon Maciel, Trey Parish, Yogi Patel, Quentin Prokey, Jenna Stanley, Hunter Weiss This group will be performing their Personal Advanced Kick Combos. Start working on yours now! Jan ‘16 Quincy Cabreros, Brianna Chavez, MinhHuy Dang, Allison DuRoss, A.J. Ferrante, Tori Ferrante, Scotty Francis, Kathryn Huffman, Garrett Howe, Lukenathan Javier, Sasha Kirchner, Miko Knosala, Delan Macabantad, Alex Moniz, John Moniz, Jeff Nunes, Maria Rojas, Brandon Swing, This group is putting together an Escrima Performance. Be sure to bring your sticks to the Saturday BBC classes in December & January. July 16 Eric Barton, Ethan DelCarlo, Leon Flores, Nicholas Guzman, Kevy Knosala, Samantha Lee, Dayshaun Ly, Kiefer Nguyen, Debi RivasKlem, Bo Rizzi, Drake Robinson, Evan Stapleton, Gavin Tacklind This group will be performing Chung Gun. Jan & July ‘17 Dana Gampon, Danny Garnett, Tobias Heinrich, Sierra Heinrich, Jonathan Jackson, Sienna Maciel, Kevin Magnuson, Aerin Schmall These groups will be performing either Yul Gok or WonHyo. NOTE: If you don’t see your name here and you think it should be or it’s with the wrong group, see Nancy a.s.a.p. so that she can update the database. Thanks! Group News & Updates: AAU Students Only: The AAU Step Test is on December 9 at 8:00 p.m. You need 15 AAU days by December 4 to qualify, AS WELL AS 85% of your regular A & B days (see below). ADD BB AAU TEST INFO All Black Belts The next Step Test is Saturday, December 13, at noon. Check your days: July ‘14 Black Belts need 35 days; all others need 44 days. Testing paperwork will be distributed the first week of November. Please let KJN know if you do not receive yours. NOTE: The Step Test is required for all probationary black belts (July ‘14) advancing to “lettered” status. ALSO NOTE: Some Step Tests require performances at the Black Belt Show (January 18). Please check your paperwork. Any students doing their Junior to Senior Conversion will spar and/or break at the end of the Step Test. Important dates & deadlines for Jan ‘15 Matthew Becker, Michael Chambers, Jon Davies, Diana FriasFranco, Gerardo FriasFranco, Melanie Klem, Ali Rastbaf, Jet Stevenson, 2nds: J.J. Bolton, Anthony Catelani, Gregory Chambers, Jacob Keswick, Scott Keswick, Chandler McCone, Matthew Nguyen, Sabrina Tran, November 13 (grade school thru high school only) Turn in the signed Parent/Teacher Approval Form (see candidate packet). Please read instructions on the back of the Parent/Teacher Approval Form for dates, etc. You’ll also need to turn in a printed copy of your current grades w/ your teacher’s signature. December 6 Family Fitness Challenge at 11:15 a.m. December 11 Deadline to submit your essay. The topic is “What do you value most from your training at the United Academy of Martial Arts?”. This essay is for the Black Belt Show program and should be about 2 to 3 paragraphs long. Please submit your essay to: [email protected]. Please paste it into the body of your email no “fancy” formatting, please! July ‘15 Brad Barncord, Evan Coakley, Sean Coakley, Allison DuRoss, Ryan DuRoss, Katie Kearney, Kacper Leonczuk, Jadon Maciel, Trey Parish, Yogi Patel, Quentin Prokey, Jenna Stanley, Hunter Weiss There is a mandatory meeting for the July ‘15, students and parents (of students under 18), on Wednesday, November 19, from 7:15 8:00 p.m. We will cover the countdown requirements, distribute calendars, etc. Note: Your countdown starts on January 20, 1015. Jan ‘16 Quincy Cabreros, *Brianna Chavez, *MinhHuy Dang, Allison DuRoss, A.J. Ferrante, Tori Ferrante, Scotty Francis, Garrett Howe, Kathryn Huffman, Lukenathan Javier, Sasha Kirchner, Miko Knosala, Delan Macabantad, Alex Moniz, John Moniz, Jeff Nunes, Maria Rojas, Brandon Swing The Red III test for Jan ‘16 is on Saturday, January 24, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Parents return at 12:30 p.m., for a mandatory meeting, to discuss the fitness requirements for the Black Belt test. Red III is a review test that covers all curriculum materials from White Belt to Red II. Please wear your full uniform; bring running shoes, and water. It is HIGHLY recommended that you review the Forms Videos on the uama.com website, to “refresh” your memory. The Red III test is designed to help you prepare for your countdown which starts on July 21, 2015. *IMPORTANT NOTE: There are several students (see asterisks above) in this group who are scheduled to test for their Red II in December or January and their Red III in January . This will work because there is no new curriculum between Red II & III. However, it is important that you review for your Red III test prior to taking your Red II test. These students should check with BSBN Nancy if they have any questions. You have subscribed to email from the United Academy of Martial Arts. Our goal is to keep you informed of upcoming events and activities. If you need to change or add an email address, simply reply to this email. Please change the subject line to “email update” and include your updated information. If you want to cancel your subscription, please change the subject line to “remove”. NOTE: In order to receive the most benefit from your United Academy membership, we HIGHLY recommend that current students keep their subscription active. Contact Info: email: [email protected], phone: 408.779.4364, U.S. mail: United Academy of Martial Arts, 17355 Depot Street, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.
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