Bloomington, Indiana
We held two promotion test at Lee’s in December. On Saturday, 12 December we held a promotion test for the Lee’s students. Mr. Nguyen was promoted to 2nd dan in Tae Kwon-do and others were promoted in Tae Kwon-do and Hapkido as well. 1st row: Daniele, Octavia, Mr. Nguyen, Riley, Kadyn. back row: Jerin, Scott, Steven, Brian, Jaala, Salem.
On Sunday, 13 December we held a test for our YMCA students. We promoted 26 students to their next rank.
● We are closed Monday the 7th of September for Labor Day.
● Women’s Self Defense Class Fri, 18 September at 7pm. Let your friends and family
know. All Women 13 and older are invite and welcome to attend this free event.
Students are also encouraged to attend. Attendees not 13 and older will need a guardianor parent to attend.
● Saturday, 26 September from 330430pm Mr. Jarvis will be conducting a Martial Arts
Against Bullying workshop. All Youth Students are encouraged to attend this seminar on bullying.
● Master Anton in Meadeville, PA will be conducting a black belt test on 3 October.
● Master Curry will be attending the Black Belt Reunion held annually in Atlanta at our
sister school Black Knight Martial Arts on 25-27 September. All Lee’s black belts are welcome
to attend. Let me know if you want details. Dr. Wieggman is planning to attend as well.
Our September Newsletter is available in the Member Area.
A diamond does not just come out of the ground as a polished cut stone. It starts as a lowly piece of coal (carbon). What turns that coal into a diamond? The right Circumstances, Time, and intense Pressure. While a diamond is not a person, thinking of the process it goes through to become a diamond can be related to the process it takes to become a black belt. Circumstances are created by you on your road to black belt. We provide the school and instructors but you must come to class regularly and work hard with focus and intention. The hard work in and out of class should be tough and challenging which is part of the Pressure needed to shape your character, mind, and body into a rock hard diamond in the rough. Then, that pressure over time creates a diamond in the rough. But the diamond in the rough is not a clean cut and polished diamond yet, it must be mined, cut, and polished by a master’s hands to eventually became the beautiful stone people desire. All diamonds are not the same and all have some sort of flaw or imperfections in color, clarity, and cut. That uniqueness is what makes us all different and special. So we challenge you to strive and work hard and one day you will become that rare diamond.
EVENTS CALENDAR – July 2015
● Women’s Self Defense Class Fri, 17 July at 7pm. Let your friends and family know.
All Women 13 and older are invite and welcome to attend this free event. Students are also encouraged to attend. Women 13 and older will need a guardian or parent to attend. events@leesbloomington.com to RSVP
● Monroe County Fair (Sat, 25 July – 1 Aug) Monroe County Fair Website
We will have the Lee’s booth in the same location as previous years. Students please talk with an instructor and parents to have the opportunity to perform demonstrations and please come by and see us while you are at the Fair. We also have a sign up sheet on the board if you would like to help with the booth or be a part of a demo.
● Promotion Test Sat., 8 August 2015 at 10am.
Please reference your requirements in the Student Guide and also your Student Folders to see what is required for your next rank and to determine what you need to focus on this test cycle.
Back Row (l to r) – Abby Miles, Bella Miles, Casimir Rosolowski, Kenin Krieger, Nick Nehring, Matt Madeira, Jody Madeira.
As May winds down, we have one last event on Sunday the 31st for our YMCA students. This is their promotion test at Lee’s from 1230-330pm
Our next promotion test for Lee’s Students will be Saturday, 13 June starting at 10am until around 1pm. The test list will be posted next week and this will be our second placement for our Youth Belts. If you have a tip and are ready to test, you will test for a new belt. If you just got a youth belt, you will be testing for a tip.
Our Women’s Self Defense class will be on Friday, 19 June from 7-830pm. This one will be led by Master Johnson. Please RSVP to: events@leesbloomington.com
We have a couple of events upcoming this month.
The first is our monthly Womens Self Defense class. These events are lead by Ms. Christy and are free and open to the public. Women ages 13 and may attend and participate. Women under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian. These monthly classes occur on the 3rd Friday of each month. For May this is Friday, 15 May at 7pm. Show up a bit early and class will run about an hour. RSVP at events@leesbloomington.com
Annual Open House. This happens on Saturday evening, 16 May from 6-8pm. This event is free and open to the public. There will be door prizes, martial arts demonstrations, snacks, and special rates for attendees. Students invite your friends and family members to this event. So if you always wanted to get in better shape, study a martial art, or learn some self defense, then come out to our Open House.
The Promotion test was Saturday, 11 April at 10am. We had great support from insturctors and black belts and the students performed exceptionally. This was our first placement test for our new Youth Program, so we were very excited and happy with the results! Cason Hughes was awarded the Most Outstanding Student.
Our Women’s Self Defense class is being offered FREE to the public each month on the 3rd Friday. Please put the date below on your calendars and invite your friends and family. These are conducted by Ms. Valerie Christy with the assistance of other instructors and/or students at Lees.
Free Women’s Self Defense Class
3rd Friday of each month from 7-830pm.
This class is tailored for women 13 and older. If under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For more information, please contact us or visit our Women’s Self Defense page. Class sizes are limited, so please RSVP to events@leesbloomington.com with Women’s Self-Defense and the month in the subject line.
Our promotion test for the YMCA students will be on 12 April from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. We have a large test list and are very happy about the program and how it is proceeding. A very special thank you to Mr. Lewis for making this program a great success!