Black Belt Test Coming Soon

Each year at Missoula Taekwondo Center a group of new candidates and goal oriented black belts test together for different levels of black belt, 1st through 5th Dan this year.  We strive to make this a meaningful experience by holding high expectations of the candidates and assembling a panel of well respected martial artists.  The test requirements consists of an 8 hour physical test, 3 papers, teaching requirements, board breaking and numerous specific skills including 16 colored belt forms plus the black belt forms.

This year's candidates have been hard at work perfecting their skills and improving strength and cardiovascular fitness.

We are still working to find the date that will suit our candidates and our panel.  We will notify all candidates and interested individuals when the information is available.  For this and all other important announcements, we utilize Facebook and Twitter.  So for this and other important TKD related info Friend us on Facebook or text "follow mtcweb" to 40404 then reply with your first and last name to receive important MTC tweets.

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TKD Ski Day--WooHoo!!!

All MTC students and families are invited to join our annual ski day at Discovery on January 22nd.  We will leave for the hill from the TKD School at 8AM.  Lessons begin at 10:30AM.

They give us great group rates (Adult $30, Kids $15) but you have to sign up in advance to get the rates.  All sign up and payment must happen by Friday January 14th to get the discounted rate.  Please make checks payable to Missoula Taekwondo Center. 

Plans include a 1PMish lunch in the lodge (bring sack lunch or $$$) followed by a group run down Gold Bug.  We plan to leave the hill around 4PM arriving back in Missoula around 6ish.

We hope to see all you ski and board -ers up there.  We welcome you too if you have a season pass or join us on a whim.  Be sure to put your name in the car pool list too.

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Holiday Shopping for your Martial Artist

December is here and the holidays are going to be upon us in the blink of an eye.

If you have a martial artist to shop for, we have many items on hand and can order many more for you.

We have doboks (uniforms), every piece of gear needed for sparring., T shirts, fleeces, water bottles, shoes, socks, wallets, lunch boxes and more.

Gear Package reg. $99

SALE PRICE $75

Doboks reg. $40

SALE PRICE $30

Poomse DVDs reg. $60

SALE PRICE $48

If you need something we do not have in stock, we can order nearly any martial arts thing you may want.  Some things you  may be interested in are kicking bags, belt displays, special uniforms or gear bags. 

Special orders should be placed by December 10th to ensure arrival before the Holiday break.

1st Women's Retreat @ Fairmont

Join TKD Women from across the state to connect, rejuvenate and develop a vision for the future.

Postponed til after the Holidays

December 11th and 12th at Fairmont Hot Springs, the Montana Taekwondo Association Women's Council will convene it's 1st gathering.

All Montana Women age 15 and up with an interest in the roll of women in Montana Taekwondo are welcome to be a part of this inaugural event.

The $50 fee covers lodging (ppbdo), food, swimming and activities.

New Classes and Slight Changes

We are so very blessed to have a continually growing MTC family.  Each week we are seeing new faces join us and see others who are honing their skills and progressing.  January is the time of year where we see an influx of new students, so in anticipation we are adding 2 new classes to the Monday and Wednesday schedule.  Mr. Watson will be teaching both new classes: a Beginning class for 7 year old and up from 5:30-6:15 and a Yellow through Senior Green Belt class from 6:15-7:15.  These classes meet in the Red Dojang.

We want to open these up to our current students first, so if either of these classes interest your family please confirm with Mrs. R that you would like to switch by December 15th.  Then we will fill the rest of the openings with new students.

These additions will necessitate another slight shift.  The very popular "At Your Own Pace" class will now be held on Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 instead of Monday and Thursday.

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TKD Family Pot Luck and Paddleball Tournament

Saturday December 18th we will host the 3rd Annual Paddleball Tournament followed by a Holiday Pot Luck.

All MTC students, parents and siblings are welcome to participate.  We will hold 2 brackets: 11 and under and 12 and over.  (We may adjust this based on actual participants.) 3 person teams (no substitutions). 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 sign up 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 games and to purchase a plaque for the dojang to be engraved yearly with the name of the overall winning team.

The Pot Luck is for our entire MTC Family and will begin at 2PM.  Please plan to bring your favorite holiday dish to share, or if you don't have a culinary masterpiece bring drinks. :)

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.

From the Desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

First Night Demonstration

It is time to break some stuff!! (And to show off our other awesome skills.)  ALL MTC students are welcome and encouraged to be part of the Demo Team.

Demonstration practices will begin December 7th and be every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-7:30 through the 21st.  There will also be practices over the Holiday Break on the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th from 6:00-7:00.  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.  It is likely that we will also demonstrate at the Missoula County Health Fair on January 8th 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