Congratulations to everyone who participated in our Forms & Board Break Tournament on December 9! And the winners are:

Dragons Division Dru Karsh 1st Place

Ninjas Division Laighton Cavey 1st Place

White, Yellow & Orange Skyler Thompson 1st Place

Purple & Green Belt Taylor Riggle 1st Place

Blue Belt Division Allison Gasowski 1st Place

Brown Belt Division Theron Thoms 1st Place

Thank You, Master Luft

January 2018

Volume 10 Issue 01

k i c k s RRR u s A P A M A / U M A C J o u r n a l

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www.kicksRus.com 303 841 0515

Forms & Board Break

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What’s Going On In January at PAMA Always check at the front desk for any updates, more information or to sign up for an event.

January Weapon - Escrima

Happy January Birthdays at PAMA

Bailey Conner 1 Matt Daniels 1 Sarah Lindauer 1 Bryan Crane 6 Brooks Coley 9 Allison Gasowski 9 Lawrence Ortiz 9 Akshaj Balsu 10 Sabrina Foote 11 Sela Foote 11 Rachel Matti 11 Mason Leslie 13 Jacob Wingate 14 Samar Sharma 15

Landon Kalisz 16 Jennifer Ferber 17 Nicholas Luft 17 Lorelei Abar 22 Elijah Kimber 22 Jake Willcockson 22 Sheila Klados 23 Liam Newberry 23 Derrick Disnute 25 Everett Herald 25 Sabra Foote 30 Easton Morris 30 Madelyn Shelley 30

Welcome To the Newest Members of the PAMA Family

Jaxon Anslett Kaia Anslett

Dharsh Manne Marshall Morris

Landon Richardson Erik Rogers

Adriana Scileppi Gia Scileppi Aidan Turin

01-06 SAT 9:30 – 10:30am

Dragon & Ninja Promotion Class All Saturday classes are cancelled

01-06 SAT

Color Belt Testing All Saturday classes are cancelled 10:30-11:30am – White, Yellow & Orange Belts 12:00-1:00pm – Purple, Green & Blue Belts 1:00-2:30pm – Brown – Red-1 Belts

01-06 SAT 2:00 PM PAMA TEAMS - meeting

01-09 TUE Purple Belt Orientation

01-13 SAT 1:00 PM Self Defense Seminar - KIDS

01-15 MON PAMA Closed for MLK Day All Classes Cancelled 01-15 Adult Instructor Certification

01-16 TUE 5:15 to 6:00 PM

Make Up Testing - Ninjas This is in lieu of class – No Master’s Review

01-16 TUE 6:00 to 7:30

Make Up Testing – Yellow thru Red-1 Belts 6PM & 7PM Classes Cancelled (Brown & Red, PGB & Sparring)

01-20 SAT noon LEADERSHIP - Jr Leadership kickoff ,ELITE TEEN - KICKOFF

01-20 SAT 2pm -4pm BOWLING black belts and leadership team

01-20 SAT sign up PICTURES - Elite and Jr instructors16+ Adults

01-22 MON 6:00 PM LEADERSHIP -classes cancelled after 5:59pm

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What’s Going On In January at UMAC Always check at the front desk for any updates, more information or to sign up for an event.

* Dates may change. Be sure to check the events calendar at the school.

Happy January Birthday

1/1 - Katie Turner

1/31 - Raphael Ubertone

By learning martial arts, kids learn:

positive self image

anger management

respect for self and others

Martial Arts is applying ancient

principles to modern living:

helping people achieve what

they never thought possible.

Here. Today. Now.

What’s Going On In January at UMAC Always check at the front desk for any updates, more information or to sign up for an event.

1/1 Monday 1/1 CLOSED for New Year's Day

1/5 Friday 6:45pm-8pm BB Candidate Cycle Begins

1/13 Saturday 1:00 - 3:30 pm Higher Self-Defense for Kids at PAMA

1/15 Monday 1/15 CLOSED for MLK Holiday

1/15 Monday 4:00-8:00 pm Junior Instructor Certification at PAMA

1/16 Tuesday 7:45pm GM Natzke at UMAC South for 7:45 pm class *

1/20 Saturday 12:00 PM Leadership Team Training at PAMA (Junior & Elite)

1/22 Monday 6:00 PM Leadership training at PAMA

1/25 Thursday 4:15 PM GM Natzke at UMAC North for 4:15 pm class *

1/26 Friday All Classes Buddy Board Break - Bring a Friend

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Congrats to our first two

Students of the Week

We care about our students inside and outside of the studio! If you have any random acts of kindness, an A on a test, or anything else you're proud of that you would like to share with us, we would love to hear about it!

Message us on Facebook or email allijaye03@gmail.com with any accomplishments or acts of kindness to be featured as student of the week.

1/1 Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Richard Bach

1/8 We are born to succeed, not fail.

Thoreau

1/15 Success is he ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill

1/22 Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Henry Ford

1/29 If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

Henry Ford

Message of the Month from Master Turnquist

MESSAGE OF THE

MONTH: Success

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Tai Chi at PAMA!

Did you know we offer many types of Martial Arts here at PAMA. Tai Chi is the most gentle, but most effective of these practices. Here is a little information about the practice. Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese form of exercise originally created as a fighting art. Tai Chi was accred-ited to a Taoist Monk named Zhang San Feng as its creator. Its origins date back over 700 years, some say even up to 1500 years. Tai Chi is a type of Qigong (Chi Kung) practiced by millions of people worldwide every day. Qigong in Chinese means energy or breath skill, as Tai Chi when practiced correctly is always practiced using Qigong (breathing, energy) methods. Although Tai Chi was originally a Martial Art it is mainly practiced today as an excellent form of exer-cise with many health benefits. It is an exercise that utilizes breathing, visualizations and movements to work the entire body. As The Tai Chi Classics say “If one part of the body moves, the entire body moves”. Tai Chi Chuan was created by applying the concept of Tai Chi to very natural movements using relaxation and breathing to generate health, longevity and inter-nal strength and power. The philosophy of TaiChi is simple yet profound, in short, the idea that everything consists of two opposing forces that harmonize with each other to create a whole. We have an amazing instructor in Irene Speirs. Check at the front desk for days and times.

Yang – Yin White – Black Exhale – Inhale Release – Store Expand – Contract Give – Receive Offense – Defense

Why do we say that? Spill the Beans—meaning: Reveal a secret.

In ancient Greece, when voting in favor of ad-mitting a new member, a current member dropped a bean into a jar. The exact count was meant to be secret but sometimes the jar was knocked over and the beans spilled.

From the board game “Origin” or as my brother calls it “The lying through your teeth” game.

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ISSUE 01 Out and About

Buddy Board Break night was so much fun. Download the PAMA App so you don’t miss out on the next one.

Protek Seminar on 12/2 gave the class the tools to protect themselves.

Thank you!

SELF DEFENSE from Kurusan Jiu-Jitsu on Dec. 16

What a great seminar!!! Thank you to for teaching some awesome self defense skills!!!

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Arm yourself with Confidence, Self Defense, Respect, Fitness and FUN!

BLACK BELT NEWS

Belt Meanings White: Seeking Knowledge in martial arts Yellow: Just as a seed needs light to grow, the student needs knowledge to learn and grow. Orange: The sun rises and the sun sets. As with the morning's dawn, only the beauty of the sunrise is seen rather

than the immense power. The beginning student sees the beauty of the art of Taekwondo, but has yet to experience the power in the technique.

Purple: As the rays from the sun cause the plant to grow it blossoms into beautiful colors, just as the student begins to discover their ability and potential.

Green: As the seed grows into a young plant, the student’s ability and knowledge of the art begin to develop. Blue: The plant continues to grow and reach for the sky, the student continue to grow and reach for more

knowledge. Brown: A solid root has grown into the ground and holds the plant firmly

in place. The student has built a solid foundation of basic techniques upon from which to build on and learn new, advanced techniques.

Red: As the plant grows closer to the sun it’s red-hot heat scorches the plant. Here the student learns that with knowledge comes responsibility. The student has black belt technique but without black belt wisdom, maturity or sensitivity.

Black: Master of the Basics

Red Stripe - Sparring & Combos Black Stripe - Kicking & Breaking Gold Stripe - Kickboxing Combo White Stripe - Self-Defense

Blue Stripe - Forms Green Stripe - Complete an activity Brown Stipe - Tournaments/Seminars

And the Stripes on that belt:

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