A Sincere Thanks

For the month of December we are offering our TKD Family something special, to say Thank You.



We invite all of our regular students to enjoy the perks of the Black Belt Club for FREE. That means if you are normally signed up to attend 2 classes per week, you may, for the month of December, attend additional classes at no extra charge. This includes the Sparring and Poomse Classes which are held on Fridays (click here for new schedule).


And as a special thank you to our current Black Belt Club Members- our custom Designed 2010 MTC Tshirt for FREE. We will hand these Tshirts out to our Black Belt Club members on December 21st and 22nd. Black Belt Club members please get your Tshirt size to Mrs. R. by December 7th.


We, the Rosbarsky’s, would like to take a moment to say how touched we have been during recent months to hear so many of our students, new and long time, express their gratitude for their Missoula Taekwondo Center Family. We realized over the course of our journey with MTC that in order to garner the most meaning from our TKD experience and life in general we should foster an environment for the growth of meaningful relationships. Many times, without Steve and I having an active hand in them, deep meaningful friendships develop. We can see the devotion each of you has to self betterment and to giving back to your fellow martial artists through support and encouragement. At so many turns, in small ways and obvious ways, our MTC family is expressing gratitude and showing their appreciation for our TKD community—from every candidate at the most recent Black Belt Ceremony, to Abbey’s quotes in the Missoulian, to many other less public shows and recently by Edison when asked at his preschool Thanksgiving feast what he is thankful for and he replies, “I am thankful for my Taekwondo Friends.”


We can think of no greater compliment than hearing our vision reflected back to us by so many.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

2 Day only - - Everything on Sale

Our version of Black Friday will come a little later and last a little longer than most retail outlets, and we offer things for your martial artist that other Missoula retailers don’t (doboks, hogu and groin cups, oh my).

On Wednesday and Thursday December 9th and 10th, everything in the MTC Pro shop will be 25% off.

This will include doboks, DVDs, sparring gear, Ornaments, MTC logo wear and any other thing we have in stock.

Sorry this is limited to stock on hand and will not apply to special orders. (side note: Special Orders must be placed by December 8th to arrive on time.)

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

MTC Paddle Ball Tournament and Pot Luck

Saturday December 19th, we will host the 2nd Annual MTC Paddleball Tournament followed by a Holiday Pot Luck.



All MTC students, parents and siblings are welcome to participate. We will hold 2 brackets: 1 for groups predominately aged 11 and under and another for groups predominately 12 and over. (We may adjust this based on actual participants.). Teams may be made up of 3 participants (no substitutions). Teams may be all male, all female or coed. Each match will be refereed and made up of (2) 3 minute halves, with a 1 minute overtime if needed. Full rules will be available for view the week of the tournament.


Sign up by December 16th on the front counter to participate in the tournament. Also, if you would like to play, but do not have a team assembled yet, put the word out there about your free agency by jotting your name on the signup sheet as well. Registration fee is $30 per team. This is a slight increase over last year to offset the cost of replacing paddles that are very well worn from paddle ball practice and game and to purchase a plaque for the dojang to be engraved yearly with the name of the overall winning team.


The PotLuck is for our entire MTC Family and will begin at 1PM. Please plan to bring your favorite holiday dish to share, or if you don’t have a culinary masterpiece to bring, we always need drinks, plates, cups, napkins, and utensils.

This is a crazy time of year for us all and we would like to offer this moment for us all to enjoy a simple gathering and enjoy some good food and competition.

Please join us for a few moments or a few hours to mingle with your TKD family, eat some good food, and participate in or watch the 2nd Annual MTC Paddle Ball Tournament.

 
 
 
 

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

TKD in Stevi

We are incredibly excited to announce the expansion of our Taekwondo family with the 2010 opening of our NEW Stevensville Taekwondo Center. Mr. Viet Le will be the Head Instructor at this new school, and we, the Rosbarskys, will continue to run MTC.



Look for more information in upcoming newsletters.

Schedule Change

In December we will adjust our Friday schedule to accommodate a change which will be in full effect in January.



Friday

4-4:30 White Belt Poomse

4:30-5:15 – Taeguek 2-4 and Palgwe 1-3

5:15-6:00 – Taeguek 5-8 and Palgwe 4-8

6-7 – Colored Belt Sparring

4:30-5:15 White Belt Sparring***


***This class will begin January 15th



We continue to encourage our upper belts to participate in the teaching of forms in the 4:30 Poomse class. We feel this is beneficial to the lower belt students as well as the upper belt students. Feel free to pose questions to Mr. or Mrs. Rosbarsky regarding this issue.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

First Night Demonstration

Participating in demonstrations is a fun way to exhibit Taekwondo skills including basics, poomse, self defense as well as board and brick breaking. Being on the Demonstration team at MTC is open to everyone. Including white belts, black belts and everyone in between.



Demonstration practices will begin December 8th and be every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-7:30 through the 22nd. There will also be practices over the Holiday Break on the 28th, 29th and 30th from 6:00-7:00pm. These practices may be extended depending on how the demonstration is coming together. There will also be a final rehearsal on the 31st at 11AM followed by lunch and then heading to the Mall for the Demonstration at 2PM. We will also demonstrate at the Missoula County Health Fair on January 9th also at the Mall, time for this demo will be early afternoon exact time to follow.


If you would like to join this demo team please sign up on the counter at the gym and plan to be available for all practices.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky