Enjoy a Fun, Meaningful Summer

The greatest part about summer is the greater flexibility we all have to explore the things that truly interest us.  We are privileged to offer our summer camps to our students so they may spend some time exploring Taekwondo with a greater than average intensity as well as developing lasting bonds with their peers and MTC Black Belts.

In June we offer camps for all belt levels (even beginners) ages 4 to 12.

1. Two weeks of the Kickin' Summer Off Right Camp for kids age 7-12 will be held June 14th-18th and 21st-25th, 9am to 3 pm daily. (one or both weeks)
2. Li'l Kickers day camp for ages 4-6 will be held June 14th-18th, 9am-11am

Kickin' Summer Off Right.

• These 10 days will include all facets of Taekwondo instruction, ceramics construction and decoration, other art exploration lots of games and some fun in the sun.
• $195 for week one, $205 for week two or $385 for both weeks.  Early registrants receive a $20 discount before May 15th.
• Campers who reach for their potential doing both weeks of camp will test for their next belt on the final day of camp.

Li'l Kickers

• This is a great camp for our youngest practitioners to gain confidence in their abilities inside the dojang and out.
• Camp will include Taekwondo instruction in forms, sparring, self-defense and basics and other fun and confidence building activities.
• $95. Early registrants recive a $10 discount before May 15th.

Both camps will be instructed by Master Rosbarsky and MTC Black Belts, including Master Glenn Parks teaching our ceramics portion.

We look forward to a FUN meaningful summer.

Registrations available at www.missoulatkd.com (soon)  or at the dojang.

You Are Invited to Hang a Picture

We were recently inspired to hang some photos of one of our students caught candidly doing his Poomse on the beach, and would like to invite all of our students to contribute to our wall of photos.

Please go through your photos and find your best martial arts pictures of you, or other MTC family members, performing techniques or enjoying MTC or other TKD related events.

We will hang the photos (please make copies for us and keep the originals/files) you bring to us on the wall behind the bleachers.  Please choose a wood toned frame of an appropriate size for the picture.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Summer Schedule

The Summer Schedule runs from 6/14--9/3.

There is an abbreviated Friday Schedule with just Poomse classes being held from 4pm-4:30pm for White Belt Poomse. and 4:30pm-5:30pm for all other Poomse. 

We will be closed for holidays July 2nd-5th.

In addition to regular classes, we will have camps throughout the summer. 

• Age 4-6: June 14-18, July 12-16, and August 9-13
• Age 7-12: June 14-18, June 21-25 and August 9-13
• Age 13-17: (red belt and up) July 23rd-24th  (overnight)

Call 829-1328, visit http://www.missoulatkd.com/. Follow us on Twitter or join our group on Facebook for more information.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Dinner and a Show

Our Annual Spring Gathering, Dinner and a Show, is scheduled for May 7th at 5:30pm.

The show will be a conglomeration of talents (a Talent Show) displayed by MTC students.  All MTC students are invited to participate with a musical, dancing, acting or other entertaining talent.  We are looking for all ages and ability levels, participants need not be experts.  Acts should adhere to a 3 minute or less performance.  Also, part of the show is the Kick-a-thon.  This portion of the event is a display by any willing participants, who have secured pledges, of 1 minute of intense kicking.  Adding to the festivities will be a Booster Club silent auction.  Many great items have been donated so far (including a hand made TKD belt rack) and the Booster Club will be assembling more great prizes and welcome your fantastic contributions.

The dinner portion will consist of a Korean Style Bar-B-Que with pot luck sides.

Tickets will be available for sale at the dojang.  $5 for Adults, $3 for Kids and just $12 for a family of 4. 

To particpate in the Dinner, Show or Kick-a-thon please check out the front counter at the gym or ask Mrs. Rosbarsky.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Spring Cleaning--Let's do it together.

MTC and the MTC Booster Club will host a Garage Sale and a Neighborhood Clean Up Day on April 24th.

We are proud to be part of the greater Missoula Community and want to show it.

Join us and don your work gloves to help us beautify MTC and our neighborhood on April 24th from 9am-3pm.  There is a way for everyone to contribute.

Also, we would love to take your semi valuable lingerings and sell them at our school wide garage sale the same day.

Find more info at the Dojang and at our Facebook Event Page

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Yearly Odor Reminder

It bears mentioning this time of year that we, as a group, sweat.  And when you sweat in an enclosed space it is smelly.

SOOO...Please remember to be proactive in fighting odors.  Clean Doboks.  Clean Feet.  Clean bodies.  Wear Deodorants.  Our noses thank you.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Taekwondo Experience Enhanced by Tournament Participation

Recently I was asked, "How can I make my Taekwondo experience more meaningful?" My response, without hesitation, "Do a tournament."

In our daily Taekwondo lives we come to class, we learn and practice new and familiar techniques, we interact with our classmates and go home.  This level of experience is enriching to the participant in proportion to what they put in it---in other words, You get out what you put in. If the same individual decides to put themselves on the line by participating in a tournament, they will feel a greater sense of urgency to (1.) know their form as well as they possibly can and (2.) be comfortable with a varied set of tools and circumstances in the sparring arena.  In short, one will need to step up their game to prepare for a tournament.  In so doing, they will enhance their knowledge (mental), spend more time interacting with their fellow martial artists (emotional), and develop a greater skill level (physical); all with the tools which are currently available to them which weren't fully utilized before.  One may ask, "Couldn't someone experience this without committing to a tournament?"  And, yes, that may be the case, however, one will be far more successful in having a meaningful Taekwondo experience if they incorporate a tangible goal--like medaling or participating in a tournament.

Then come the benefits of the actual tournament participation.  Aside from the obvious attainment of a medal or trophy, one will surely be rewarded with the self confidence that comes from preparing for a challenge and meeting it head on.  There is also a great social side effect of becoming familiar with a grander picture of martial artists all across the state, country and world who, for the most part, do what we do at MTC, train to be the best possible martial artist and person they each can possibly be.

So, decide, train, participate and grow.

from the desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky