Buckeye Tang Soo Do

Due to testing on the day before, class is canceled on Sunday, August 1st. Get some rest, drink some fluids, be ready for Tuesday!

It's that time again: testing. We will be having a summer testing/workout this Saturday, August 31st, 1pm in Room B134. That's the aerobics room next to our usual practice room.

If you have been training with us this summer, consider yourself volunteered to be out on the training floor this Saturday. We will be having a special guest in from out of town, so this is our chance to show how we train. Some of you will be testing for rank, due to missing spring testing or joining late in the quarter. ALL OF US, including Mr Holtman, will be getting evaluated. Come prepared to work hard and enjoy yourselves.

If you have been in class this summer and are unable to attend on Saturday, please let Mr Holtman know ASAP. Plan to be at the RPAC at *noon* in order to set up and get the room ready.

If you have any questions or concerns, see any black belt in class this week.

The 2010 Western PA Gup Clinic is around the corner! It will happen on Saturday, August 28^th, near Pittsburg.

If you've never been to a Gup Clinic, don't miss out! Tang Soo Do practitioner from the whole area get together to follow training sessions ranging from forms to tournament preparation, going through knife defense, falling techniques and many others. Have a look through the paperwork for more information about what will be proposed. There's also a time to work on one steps and go through our forms all together. It is a lot of fun, a good work-out, and you are kept busy the whole day.

We have not yet planned everything, but we will probably leave on Friday 27^th in the afternoon, get dinner together over there, and leave Saturday after the clinic.

The fee for the clinic is $35, and you need to add the cost of one hotel night, car-pooling gas and obviously your food. It has not yet been decided if (or how much) the club will pay for anything. We'll keep you updated!

If you are interested (and of course you are!), please fill the attached paperwork no later than August 14^th and bring it to Mr Holtman, with a check.

Here's a message from our friendly safety officer, Mr Miller:

"If you haven't noticed, summer is upon us, and is in full swing; the temperature today topped out at over 90 degrees! There has been quite a bit of humidity and sun to deal with as well.
I know we're all adults, but all the same, I would like to remind everyone to drink plenty of water throughout these warmer days. It doesn't extend to just Tang Soo Do days or times, but if you are walking across campus, mowing the lawn, or doing anything else in or outdoors that exposes you to the heat for prolonged periods of time. Taking in those extra fluids is the main method to avoiding symptoms of dehydration, up to and including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Please note that other "beverages" containing other ingredients, may dehydrate you or further said process."

New officers have successfully been elected on Tuesday! BTSD officers for 2010-2011 are:
President: Bill Anderson
Vice-President: Yuksel Boz
Treasurer: Nick Denton
Secretary: Alex Bernard
Safety Officer: Mr Chris Miller

Marketing position will be taken care of by all officers.
Congratulations to new officers, and good luck for the year to come!

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. Tonight marks the beginning of Spring
Quarter classes. We meet in the usual place (B138 West) at the usual time (Sunday,
6:30-8:30 PM, Tues. & Thurs. 7:00-9:00 PM).

We have a busy spring ahead of us and a busy summer to follow. Officer elections are only
a month away, spring testing is May 8th to be followed by the club birthday party! After
that, we roll right in to summer with the WTSDA 2010 World Championship taking place in
Greensboro, NC in July. Information about all of these events is regularly given out in
class.

If we haven't seen you on the training floor in awhile, spring is a good time to come
back out. Shake off the winter hibernation and get ready to train hard!

Tang Soo!

On Tuesday, January 5th, BTSD is going to be co-sponsoring a blood drive in the RPAC from 1 - 7 pm. This is a great and relatively simple way to make a difference and get credit for community service. We hope that all BTSD students will be able to make some time that day to donate blood, as well as encourage friends to join them.

Thursday, December 18 was the final class for BTSD in 2009. We will resume classes in Winter Quarter on Tuesday, January 5 at 7PM. Be ready to work off all the extra food you've consumed!

Have a safe and enjoyable break!!!

It was a wet afternoon, but thanks to all of the BTSD students who came out to represent the club and talk to new students. The fun continues throughout the week with our first class tonight and the Martial Arts expo on Thursday. Click the above photo to see our collection of photos from the week.

This week is Welcome Week at Ohio State. There are lots of great activities going on this week, and getting involved is the key to having a great time at OSU. Here's just a quick list of things we'll be doing this week.

Student Involvement Fair September 21

Monday on the Oval, we (and thousands of our best friends) will be on the Oval talking about student activities. Check out our booth in the Sports Club area and meet the instructors and students. In addition to BTSD, there will be representatives from other sports clubs, greek life, community service groups, and more. And lots of food.

BTSD New Member Night September 22, 7PM
This will be our "official" night for prospective members to try Tang Soo Do. However, new students are welcome at any time. In addition to class, we will be having brief demonstrations throughout the night to show what makes our martial art unique.

Martial Arts Expo September 24
The Martial Arts Expo is a yearly tradition at OSU, where all of the clubs come together for an evening of martial arts demonstrations and clinics. Clubs will have info booths, some will be doing demonstrations throughout the evening, while other clubs may be giving seminars. If you are interested in martial arts, but not sure what is for you, this is a GREAT opportunity!