STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!

Congratulations to our Students of the Month

Lily Chang and Y-Thien Lam!

Photo coming soon!


Full name: Lily Chang
Occupation: Transportation Engineer
Belt rank, training since: Red, since 2007

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words.
A. Optimistic, genuine, and conscientious.

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining Tae Kwon Do.
A. I wish I had discovered TKD sooner!

Q. Your biggest vice.
A. Throwing the "rule book" out the window.

Q. Your favorite food?
A. Soymilk and KogiBBQ Burritos

Q. How has Tae Kwon Do changed you?
A. I am a good listener because of Tae Kwon Do. It is also a great outlet for me; I can blow off steam here and be more relaxed in day to day life.


Q. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in TKD?
A. Occasionally, I have to rush to TKD from work and I show up wearing my top backwards; so the patch is on the backside instead of being in front. Hopefully the embarrassment from last time will keep me from doing it again next time!

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. I love my job, modern art galleries, DJing.


Q. What made you want to join Tae Kwon Do?
A. I was looking for anything to fill up time. I did a great job of picking something that takes up time!

Q. What are you best at in Tae Kwon Do?
A. I am considerate of others and I love learning forms.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. Still at Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do, but a black belt with better roundhouse kicks!



Full Name: Y-Thien Lam
Education Level: 2nd grade
Belt rank: Yellow Stripe, since July 2009.


Q. Describe yourself in 3 words.
A. intelligent, honest, and nice

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining Tae Kwon Do.
A. I don't know.

Q. Your biggest vice.
A. I watch a lot of TV and my dad tells me not to but i sneack and watch when he sleeps.

Q. Your favorite food.
A. Cheese or pepperoni pizza.

Q. How has Tae Kwon Do changed you?
A. It made me stronger.

Q. What is the most embarassing thing that happened to you in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Nothing yet...

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Sleeping

Q. What made you want to join Tae Kwon Do?
A. My sister was doing it and while she was in class, I started kicking the bag and liked it.

Q. What are you best at in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Judo sweep

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. In middle school learning, maybe a black belt.

Fun Foto of the Week!

Congratulations to these lovely ladies, Lily Chang, Crystal Miles, and Afsaneh Safavi, who competed at the "Battle of the Desert" tournament in Arizona earlier this month.

They each took home 1st or 2nd places in their sparring divisions, and Master Chong was very proud!
If you have any good photos that you'd like to submit, email them to me at junchong411[at]gmail.com. Enjoy!

Fun Foto of the Week!

Gotta love the creative Halloween costume of instructor Yong Chong! Can anyone guess who this martial artist is??? If you were at our last Movie Night, you would know! It's Dae Han from "Best of the Best!"
If you have any good photos that you'd like to submit, email them to me at junchong411[at]gmail.com. Enjoy!

Demo Team to Perform at Larchmont 12/5

Make sure not to miss our JCTKD Demo team in action as they perform at the Larchmont Charter 2nd Annual World Fair on Saturday December 5th!
They will be adding to their outstanding performance they had at the 15th annual WUMAO championship in October, which will include board-breaking and weapon fighting! They are scheduled to perform at 1pm, so pelase come and support!

Martial arts students and families are also welcome to stay and enjoy the activities at the fair. "Enjoy an explosion of exotice aromas, an array of international gifts, arts and crafts, an assortment of multicultural and multilingual music an dance, games and sports from around the world."

Larchmont Charter School
Hollygrove Campus

815 N. El Centro Ave. Los Angeles, 90038

Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 11am-4pm

Tickets are available starting November 23rd. Contact Alison Graham, World Fair Chairperson, for more info, alison[at]ajgpr.com. We hope to see you all there!

Fun Foto of the Week!

This photo was actually emailed to us from a former student who trained at the North Hollywood school back in 1980!

Berenice Nuñez Maldonado is now a mother of three and says that her training has always helped her be "self-confident, disciplined and able to use self-control."
Thanks, Bernice! And we hope you'll visit us soon!

If you have any good photos that you'd like to submit, email them to me at junchong411[at]gmail.com. Enjoy!

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!

Congratulations to our Students of the Month!

Bruce Olsen & Shriram Krishnamachari

Full Name: Bruce Olsen
Occupation: College Instructor
Belt Rank: Blue

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Witty, determined, empathetic

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining Tae Kwon Do:
A. That learning Tae Kwon Do doesn't require any special "ability" or "talent." People of all ages and from all walks of life can benefit from TKD. If I had known this, I would have begun my TKD training years earlier.

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Losing my temper.

Q. Your favorite food:
A. Asian (except sushi)

Q. How has Tae Kwon Do changed you?
A. I feel more self confident. I also feel more relaxed and seem to have more energy. It's better than any other form of exercise!!!

Q. What is the most embarassing thing that happened to you in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Getting so nervous that I "forgot" the form I was doing.

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Reading, companion birds, house plants.

Q. What made you want to join Tae Kwon Do?
A. I saw a play based on Bruce Lee at the "East West Players" in Downtown, LA.

Q. What are you best at in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Stretching? Seriously, I am still trying to improve in ALL areas of TKD, so I don't think I am better at anything compared to the others yet.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. I certainly would like to be a black belt, but the most important thing is not the belt, but to be constantly training and improving.

Full Name: Shriram Krishnamachari
Occupation or education level: Grade 1
Belt rank, training since: Purple, 2008

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Friendly, talkative, normal kid

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Eating sweets

Q. Your favorite food:
A. Jelly bread, pancakces, french toast

Q. How has Tae Kwon Do changed you?
A. It made me stronger.

Q. What is the most embarassing thing that happened to you in Tae Kwon Do?
A. I really needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of class.

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Drawing, biking

Q. What made you want to join Tae Kwon Do?
A. Bruce Lee movies

Q. What are you best at in Tae Kwon Do?
A. Im good at kicks but not the best at it.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. Black belt.

Fun Foto of the Week!

These students here are gathered together for our June 2007 Belt Ceremony. Many of the students here just received their black belts, including Cruz Calderhead and Matthew Gooden.

If you have any good photos that you'd like to submit, email them to me at junchong411[at]gmail.com. Enjoy!

TESTING RESULTS ARE IN!

TESTING RESULTS

YELLOW
Cameron Khosravi
Coltrane Mueller
Ezra Frain
Hendrick Koster
Henry Kraft – OUTSTANDING
Jacob Accardo
Joseph Ko
Oshea Chilton – see office
Robert Polgar
Terry Ayzman

YELLOW STRIPE
Advik Paharia – see office
Alexander Munzon
Catherine Denton
Heather Ye
Y-Thien Lam – OUTSTANDING

PURPLE
Aerryelle Parker – see office
Aidan Lee – OUTSTANDING
Alicia Richards
Joseph Lee
Josh Gelman
Joshua Garcia – OUTSTANDING
Lauren Kim – OUTSTANDING
Tatiana Guerin – see office
Yuval Meron

PURPLE STRIPE
Erik Garcia
Isabella Slimp
Max Levotman
Maya Lee – OUTSTANDING
Shriram Krishnamachari

ORANGE
Daniel Burns
Harry Lake – OUTSTANDING
Justine Halliday
Maxim Grinfeld
Rocio Rincon – OUTSTANDING

ORANGE STRIPE
Djimon Regis
Elliot Korzen
Isabella Samuel
Jadon Christon Gillard
Leah Korori

BLUE
Aaron Ye
Renata Lovetman – see office
Renee Spei – OUTSTANDING

BLUE STRIPE
Afsaneh Safavi
Christina Campisano – OUTSTANDING
Crystal Miles - OUTSTANDING
Fernando Vargas
Jack Lue
James Jung – see office
Layla Chessman
Roy Vivat
Sindhu Sundar

GREEN
Aaron Ghermezi – see office
Azizi Hamilton - OUTSTANDING
Bryce McMullin – see office
Nick Seidenschnur

GREEN STRIPE
Nicky Grib

GREEN DOUBLE STRIPE
Eli Adler

RED
Mateus Pare – OUTSTANDING
Noam Firestone – see office
Ramiro Pare – OUTSTANDING

RED STRIPE
Brian Weinberg

RED DOUBLE STRIPE
Nicolas Ryu - OUTSTANDING

Congratulations to everyone to tested! The next testing will be in December.