Buckeye Tang Soo Do

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.

On August 9, River Valley TSD, Imperial Dragon TSD and Keystone Martial Arts will be co-hosting the Western PA Gup Clinic outside of Pittsburgh, PA. As always, this should an excellent event and a relatively close opportunity to work with 2 distinguished Master Instructors.

If you are interested in attending, please see Mr. Marker for the paperwork.

Congratulations to Jamie Sanders, our new Safety Officer. Jamie will be responsible for keeping a stock of bandaids and tape in the first aid kit, as well as keeping everyone's emergency contact information. We will be working with RPAC to get Jamie First Aid and CPR certified, so please refrain from getting injured until then.

Jamie joins our illustrious corps of officers for the 2008-2009 School year:

President: Alexis Bohland
Vice-President: Isabelle Modolo
Treasurer: Chris Baddeley
Secretary: Kevin Von Valkenburgh
Marketing: Edwin Grant

Most of us by now have heard of Facebook. It is the social networking tool that allows friends to communicate and share pictures and videos as well. BTSD has now officially jumped on the Facebook bandwagon by creating an official page.

Tuesday, we will be holding a special election for the club Safety Officer. This is a mandatory officer position, as required by RecSports. In addition to be trained in First Aid and CPR, the safety officer is also responsible for maintaining our first aid supply kit, compiling emergency contact requests, and putting together travel reports.

If you have an interest in the position, you are welcome to run. First Aid and CPR certification must be attained ASAP if you are not already certified. The club will make necessary training arrangements for you.

The Region Five Black Belt Camp is almost upon us. All BTSD members ranking from 1st gup and above are expected to attend this event, as it is considered a mandatory event.

This year's camp will host Master Carla Bennett, Oh Dan. Master Bennett is the Director for Region 2 and is the most senior ranking female Master in the WTSDA.

Download the paperwork, and bring it to class for Mr. Marker to sign.