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Indomitable Spirit
“Always believing in myself.”
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Utah Valley's Premiere Martial Arts Studio & Fitness Center
Announcements
Hello BST Friends & Family!
We have limited on-site classes right now due to the Coronavirus. We appreciate your patience at this time. The schedule is online and has been emailed to current students. Please check your email for your class ID # and passcode!
This is the first week of Kick Combos! We are working on getting the YouTube videos filmed for all the ranks, so please keep checking back. You will learn your combo in classes regardless, so please make sure you’re practicing it for at least 5 minutes a day at home!
Remember, in order to pass off your black tape you will need a Performance 25 for EACH of your required Poomsae. Your required poomsae are listed on Kicksite. To get your eval, please video yourself doing your form and email it to us. Please video from the front and make sure we can see all your extremities at all times.
We are continuing our Zoom classes, but there is a new schedule to accommodate more classes in the gym, so please check it and adjust your calendars! Please make sure you know when your classes are and set alarms in your phone/calendar so that we can remember and get as many people in class as possible!
Black Belt Testing Manuals are in (for all current Black Belts and Advanced Ranks)! All current Black Belts are highly encouraged to get one, regardless of whether they are testing in 2021 so they can start tracking those items that can be passed off now, including reports, meditation journals, and 100 Challenges. Advanced ranks may also purchase a book if they want to know where they are headed, and they also can start working on the items listed above. Books are limited, and we don’t know when we’ll be able to print more due to the quarantine, so it will be first come first serve. Books are $50 each, and an amazing resource. respond to this email to reserve yours and we’ll contact you if we have any available.
Please log in to Kicksite and enable Texting! With email being slow or spotty, text is one of the most reliable forms of communication we have right now. We will try to send any pertinent info via text if we see an email has not arrived. Also, you may text the studio at any time with questions or concerns and we’ll reply as soon as we can.
If you call during the day we will answer if we can. Master Sorenson is constantly filming right now, so if it goes to voicemail please leave a message and she will call you back between videos.
Events
Annual Black Belt Overnighter will be May 29-30, 2020. This will be the kick off for our Black Belt Prep day camp to be held the following week. The overnighter is for all Black Belts and for all those who plan on Testing for Black Belt in January 2021. Please talk to the front desk to find out if you are eligible. Cost is $50 until May 20. As of May 21st cost will be $65. Registration includes the BBT 2021 T-Shirt. Due to the Coronavirus we are not currently planning on sleeping at the gym. We will send out more details as they come available.
Black Belt Prep Camp June 1-5 from 9am to 1pm. Anyone who is planning on Testing for Black Belt in 2021 is invited to attend this specialized camp. We will be focusing on the requirements you need in order to complete your Trial 1 card, along with a bunch of other fun Taekwondo activities. Cost $325 until April 30. $350 as of May 1st.
Seminars & Tournaments
Save the Date: Poomsae Seminar (TBD – Will be Rescheduled). This seminar will be taught by a World Champion in Poomsae, Master Julie Tregeagle. Those who attended last year have a phenomenal experience and we highly encourage you to attend if at all possible. There will be two sessions:
- Color Belt Poomsae and Training Drills from 9-noon ($60)
- Black Belt Poomsae from 1-4pm ($60)
Early Registration $60 for 1 seminar or $100 for both. $10 late fee per seminar after May 18th. Registration will be online and we will post here once it is live.
Download your Testing Paperwork from Kicksite!
New Student Special
Web Special: New students who mention this ad will receive 1 month FREE during registration.
Referral Rewards
For every referral who signs up you earn 25 BST Buks to be used toward testing fees, tuition, or proshop items!
School Talks
Want us to come do a talk at your school? We have a variety of topics that support teachers. Click here for info!
Upcoming Events
- June Color Belt Testing: June 15-19. CBT Week Schedule Here.
- 2020 Belt Jump Camp: June 15-19. Schedule Here.
- September Color Belt Testing: Sept 21-25. CBT Week Schedule Here.
- Wasatch Exhibition Tournament: TBD. Register Here August 1st.
- December Color Belt Testing: Dec 14-18. CBT Week Schedule Here.
- March 2021 Color Belt Testing: March TBD. CBT Week Schedule Here.
Note on Close Dates:
Many families go out of town for Holidays & 3 day weekends, which means that if we had class, many students would end up being behind when they got back. To mitigate this problem, we generally follow Alpine School District’s (ASD) Calendar and are closed when students don’t have school. We have worked these breaks into our curriculum schedule, so that students who attend our scheduled classes regularly will cover everything they need in order to test. We publish our close dates for the year in our Yearly Calendar. Please refer to it and plan as many vacations as possible during close dates to help keep interruptions on your path to Black Belt to a minimum.