This dojang is our land, this dojang is your land

We are so very grateful to Ms. Kim Sturre for organizing the January 7th Dojang cleaning and for all the others who volunteered their Saturday to spiff up our dojang.  It was a delightful surprise to have it so sparkling when we returned from Master William's wedding.  Master and Mrs. Rosbarsky may be the ones to pay the mortgage on the structure at 2305 Grant Street, but we hope you all feel like it belongs to each of you as well.  That your being here makes MTC a more perfect whole.  For those that took the time to contribute and take ownership, so to speak, by contributing they now can experience an invigorated sense of pride in our TKD home.  Without each of you we would fail to thrive.  Each student and family at MTC offers a true part of themselves that when added to all of our other parts makes a whole that is truly greater than its parts.

Thank you detailing crew!

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Important Dojang Announcements

We are so excited to open our new doors to all of our students and families.

We continued our expansion during January and opened a secondary gym space in the front of the Dojang. We will utilize this space in many ways including the new "Golden Ultras" class beginning February 11th, for private lessons, and for our New Bow Flex and the additional Cardio equipment to come. We will utilize this space mostly by splitting off small groups from larger classes. This will allow us to continue giving personal attention to each of our students. When this space is not in use we encourage our students to utilize it for practice of their techniques. We ask that parents monitor their children and ensure that rough play is not happening in the dojang.

We would like to share with you a short list of Dojang etiquette that should be observed at MTC.

DOJANG ETIQUETTE

1. Matted area are to be used for the practice of Martial Arts Techniques. Please utilize the play room for free play.
2. Remove shoes and store them under the back of the bleachers before entering matted areas.
3. Respectfully utilize the play room and help clean up when leaving.
4. Be respectful of classes in session when in the viewing area and play room. Quiet voices are appreciated.
5. Utilize bottles with spill proof tops for class time hydration. All other types of drinks must be wholly consumed or stored on top of the refrigerator.
   

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

New Opportunities at MTC

We currently have completed our main gym space and now have nearly 50% more space for our regular classes. One of our first events in the new space was with Hugh Suenaga, current solidarity coach for the USA Olympic Wrestling team. Mr. Suenaga instructed 20 MTC students in a Bulgarian Workout Bag routine. The seminar was life changing for many of the students who attended in a physical and a spiritual way. The Bulgarian Bags are amazingly simple self improvement tools and Mr. Suenaga is incredibly inspirational, and we will keep you all posted should there ever be another opportunity like this one.

In January, we will begin using our secondary gym space for new classes. We will keep you posted about new classes. If you would like more information about new classes please see Mrs. Rosbarsky.

from the desk of

Mrs. Rosbarsky