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.

from the Desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

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

Last Tournament Opportunity til Spring

The 13th Annual Big Sky Martial Arts Championships will be held on November 6th at Glacier High School in Kalispell.  This is the last planned tournament in our region until Spring 2011.  We recommend this tournament for

1. It's relative close proximity to Missoula
2. it's reputation as a fairly judged and safe event
3. the Fun and accessible Coach Bus that the MTC Booster Club Charters

At the BSMA Championships competition will be held in Poomse, Sparring and "Unique Forms" including Doubles Forms Standard, Doubles Forms Creative, Single Forms Creative and Weapons.

Missoula Taekwondo Center regularly takes 30+ athletes to this tournament and our team generally comes home with a team trophy in addition to the many trophies won by our individual athletes.  But more important than the award brought home we always come home with a new appreciation for our own abilities and a great connection to and respect for the greater Montana Taekwondo Community.

Save Money and have a great time on the Bus.  Again this year the MTC Booster Club has chartered a cushy Beachliner for the trip to Kalispell.  The bus will leave from the NE corner of the Mall parking lot at 5:30am on Saturday and return the same evening after the tournament and dinner at King's Buffet.  $20 per person or $15/person for families with more than 1 person riding.

From the Desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky

Thank you TKD Family

The 7th Annual Missoula Taekwondo Championships held on October 16th was everything you might expect a tournament to be and a little more.  This year in addition to the standard events we also added exhibition matches and a poomse division for Athletes with disabilities.  The Athletes in these divisions, and all who watched, felt their hearts grow and their life's focus shift.

Thank you to every last member of our TKD family who pulled together to help offer this event to the Northwest Taekwondo community.  The primary reason this event is so great is the loving nature of our TKD family.  Thank you all once again.

From the Desk of Mrs. Rosbarsky