Buckeye Tang Soo Do

This is a reminder to everyone that class will be canceled tomorrow in lieu of mandatory RecSports training for all BTSD students. Classes will resume on Thursday.

Tang Soo!

Buckeye Tang Soo Do is using Twitter to quickly update students in case of last-minute cancellations, breaking news and reminders for upcoming deadlines.

Twitter updates are shown on the right under the class schedule (and on twitter.) but you can also receive SMS updates on your cell phone. The easiest step is to sign up for a free twitter account, register your phone and subscribe to BTSD's updates.

While we spend a great deal of time in the dojang focusing on our training, more serious students should dedicate time outside of class to the mental understanding of the martial arts as well. To facilitate this effort, Buckeye Tang Soo Do is proud to invite members to use the Club Library. The library has a variety of books and other media and can be requested in class from Mr. Marker. Please see the library page for contents and conditions for borrowing items.

Congratulations to Alexis Bohland, BTSD Class President, for being chosen as the recipient of the 2008 Region Five Scholarship! Alexis received this award in a large part due to her service to BTSD as Treasurer and President, as well as her academic achievement and community service. If you are interested in applying, please watch the Scholarship page for updates.

As you can see BTSD is very busy with welcome week, making the rounds to meet as many new students as possible. Just wanted to remind everyone that new students are welcome at any time during the quarter. If you have any questions for us, please feel free to contact us. Tonight (Tuesday) is the Martial Arts Expo at the RPAC, where you can check out all of the martial arts clubs on campus from 6-9pm. Hope to see you there!

On Thursday, September 25, BTSD will be hosting an open house for anyone interested in learning more about the martial arts. We will be holding this open house during our normal practice from 7-9pm in RPAC B138 West.

No experience is necessary, and all are welcome to participate.

Pictures from the 2008 Western Pa Gup Clinic are online at the Keystone Martial Arts website.

BTSD will be attending the Master's Grand Extravaganza weekend in Chicago, IL from Oct 10-12. The weekend will feature a black belt test on Friday night, a tournament Saturday morning followed by an entertaining evening show, and a Black Belt class on Sunday morning. Paperwork for the Extravaganza can now be downloaded. Please make sure to get your instructor's signature before the deadline!

On Sunday, August 3, BTSD will host Sifu Mike Grigsby of the OSU Shuai Chiao KungFu club. He will be leading the group in what is becoming our annual summer Tan Tui clinic. Tan Tui is a fundamental form in many systems of Chinese Martial Arts, and is expressed in many different ways, much like our Pyung Ahn forms. Repetition of Tan Tui is designed to build explosive strength from leg and hip movement.

All BTSD Members are welcome to attend!

If you missed the deadline for camp, you have until August 1st to turn in your paperwork. Attendance at Regional functions such as Dan Camp figures greatly in one's ability to advance in rank to Black Belt and beyond. All 1st gups and above are strongly encouraged to attend.