January Students of the Month!

Congratulations to our Students of the Month

Nima Nikravesh & Farhad Shafa!

Name: Nima Nikravesh
Education Level: 5th Grade
Belt rank: Green II

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Strong, smart, funny.

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining TKD:
A. How to defend myself when in a situation.

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Playing basketball

Q. Your favorite food:
A. My favorite is pizza.

Q. How has TKD changed you?
A. It changed me by learning to work hard and not give up.

Q. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in TKD?
A. I fell down during a kick.

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Doing TKD and playing basketball.

Q. What made you want to join TKD?
A. To learn how to defend and steps to become strong.

Q. What are you best at in TKD?
A. I am best at forms.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. I will be fifteen and I see myself teaching class.




Full Name: Farhad Shafa
Occupation: Dentist
Belt rank, Training since: Blue, January 2010.

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Detail oriented, focused, friendly.

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining TKD?
A. I should have started TKD sooner.

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Don't give up, train hard.

Q. Your favorite food?
A. Steak

Q. How has TKD changed you?
A. Increased my energy level, I do not get tired at work easily although my job is very physical.

Q. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in TKD?
A. Forgetting my left and right.

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Movies, movies, and more movies!

Q. What made you want to join TKD?
A. Had some training in martial arts so I missed it and tried to get back.

Q. What are you best at in TKD?
A. Forms.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. Definitely getting my black belt.

December Testing Results

DECEMBER 2010 TEST RESULTS

YELLOW BELT

Austin Joo

Boudi AlSadoun

Diego Moyal

Giovanna Samuel

Jacob Perlmutter

Jaxon Tonley

Luca Aiche

Luke Riley

Minki Shin

Nathan Sellam

Parker Unger

Slind Lars

Willow Edwards

YELLOW I

Alessandro Ipson

Alex Austin

Benjamin Ruskin

Gautam Gupta

Jacob Ruskin

Joey Austin OUTSTANDING

Kristen Sarkisian OUTSTANDING

Lukas Roybal

Trainor Kinloch

PURPLE

Arya Danesh OUTSTANDING

Branden Esrawi OUTSTANDING

Clay Skaggs OUTSTANDING

David Skaggs

Delanie Wilson

Henry Fried OUTSTANDING

Kai Moran

Len Moran

Lucas Szentgyorgyi

Nicolas Smith

Parnya Danesh

Sara Sarkisian

Sara Weinberg OUTSTANDING

Wilfredy Quintanilla

PURPLE I

Camden Lewis

Cameron Khosravi

Gabriel McGrade

Josh Park OUTSTANDING

Marcus Ho

Tatiana Guerin

ORANGE

Alex Aizenman

Andrew Chung

Ava Hinojosa

Evan Aizenman

Ezra Frain OUTSTANDING

Hendrick Koster

Michael Rubin

Miles Lin

Phil Singleton

Sam Varzandeh

Samuel Rubin OUTSTANDING

ORANGE I

Brandon Damico OUTSTANDING

Jake Damico

Samuel Rubin

BLUE

Farhad Shafa

Greg Campbell

Jacob Accardo

Kaelyn Choi

Xavier Franco

BLUE I

Alicia Richards

Cara Heverly

Ethan Esrawi

Isabella Samuels (*) see office

Isabella Slim (*) see office

Shana Mehrdad (*) see office

GREEN

Chacta Brice

James Lee

Y-Thien Lam

GREEN II

Nima Nikravesh

Lauren Kim

RED

Brandon Gleeson

RED II

Anna Gordon

BLACK BELT 1^ST DAN

Elaine Sir OUTSTANDING

Mateus Pare

Nicolas Ryu

Ramiro Pare

BLACK BELT 2^ND DAN

Matthew Gooden

Stephanie Texdahl OUTSTANDING

Yong Chong

BLACK BELT 3^RD DAN

Armen Safarian

Jonas Basom

December Students of the Month!

Congratulations to our Students of the Month!
Evan Aizenman & Randy Lue!

NAME: Evan A. Aizenman
EDUCATION LEVEL: Grade 4
BELT RANK, TRAINING SINCE: Purple white stripe, January 2010.

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Fast, strong, kind

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining TKD:
A. That I should've joined TKD sooner!

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Electronics

Q. Your favorite food:
A. I'm not sure but I like anything spicy.

Q. How has TKD changed you?
A. I focus more now.

Q. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in TKD?
A. When we were ducking under bostaffs, I knocked one over!

Q. What are your hobbies?
A. Hiking, swimming, electronics, and yes, TKD.

Q. What made you want to join TKD?
A. I thought it would be cool to do a martial art.

Q. What are you best at in TKD?
A. Sparring and sword fighting.

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

RANDY'S PHOTO COMING SOON!

NAME: Randy Lue
OCCUPATION: Quality Assurance Technician
BELT RANK, TRAINING SINCE: Red, Started briefly in 1987, returned in 2009.

Q. Describe yourself in 3 words:
A. Old-fashioned, humble, shy

Q. Name one thing you wish you knew before joining TKD:
A. I wish I started TKD at a really young age.

Q. Your biggest vice:
A. Overeating and making excuses to avoid working out.

Q. Your favorite food:
A. Steak, chinese, fish and chips.

Q. How has TKD changed you?
A. TKD has made me a stronger, healthier person. I am more energized and have gained greater flexibility.

Q. What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in TKD?
A. I was paired with a female student for technique exercises. She looked at my drenched uniform and said, "Randy, you're all sweaty!"

Q. What are your hobbies:
A. Avid anglophile, manchester united football fan, reading, exploring new paces to eat, playing with my dog, Edmund.

Q. What made you want to join TKD?
A. I was advised by my doctor to undergo some form of regular aerobic activity.

Q. What are you best at in TKD?
A. I enjoy forms, practicing forms is moving meditation. I find it relaxing and an opportunity for artistic expression.

Q. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A. Attaining the rank of black belt. Training in the martial arts is an endless lifelong journey. I am very proud to be amongst Grandmaster Chong's lineage of practitioners.