Stanford Taekwondo Luncheon

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share some photos and thoughts from Sunday’s Luncheon. It was the first that we’ve ever thrown and it was definitely a good experience. If you weren’t able to attend, we had an exciting demonstration (thrown together in two days!), followed by lunch, and by a kicking workshop for everyone that came by to check out Stanford TKD. You can view the entire Luncheon Photo Album HERE.

I want to also thank everyone that participated including our guests. If you attended and you enjoyed it please feel free to come to the beginner’s class on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the Ford Center across from Arrillaga. If you missed Monday’s class don’t worry we will be accepting recruits for the next following two weeks.

If you weren’t able to come, the beginner’s class is open to everyone, so please check it out!

Thank you,
Anh-Viet Tran
Stanford TKD President

From Left to Right Starting with Top: (1) TJ Leising prepares for break, (2) Luncheoners practicing newly learned kicks!, (3) Greg Katz & Ashley Tanaka (’09) try out the roundhouse!, (4) Bow-out, (5) Stanford TKD’s Demo team performing poomsae

Fall Beginner Practice Starts on September 29th

Practice for all beginners will start on Monday, September 29th. Practice will be held in the San Diego Sports Hall located in the Ford Center. Practice times are as follows:

Monday & Wednesday

Beginner Practice: 6:30 - 7:30pm

Intermediate & Advanced Fall Quarter Practice Starts on September 23rd

Fall practice for intermediate and advanced ranks will start on Tuesday, September 23rd. 

Tuesday & Thursday

Intermediate Practice (yellow belt thru blue belt): 6:15-7:30pm

Advanced Practice (red belt and black belt): 7:30-9:00pm

Saturday

Sparring Practice (yellow belt thru black belt): 10:00am-12:00pm

Summer Quarter Promotion Exam Results

Below are the student ID numbers or birthdates for those of you who tested and passed the summer quarter promotion exam. If you do not see your number below please contact Coach Ghormley.

Summer Practice Schedule Update

Our practice schedule for the remainder of summer is now a comined practice for all belts from 7:30 - 9:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday sparring practice remains the same from 10:00am - 12:00.

Spring Quarter Belt Testing Results

Below is the list of student ID number or birthdate (if you don’t have a ID number) for those of you who passed the spring quarter belt exam. If you do not see your information on the list you will need to see Coach Ghormley regarding your results. An email regarding what day we will have the belt promotion ceremony will be sent out.

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03281978

05163376

05341775

05390160

05396088

05431553

05461695

05489952

05511245

06141955

07271984

5348351

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2008 Stanford University International Taekwondo Summer Camp still accepting registrations

The 2008 Stanford University International Taekwondo Summer Camp will be held on August 9 through 14. Click the link above to check out our brand-new Web site!

Summer Schedule

Stanford Taekwondo will resume practice for the summer quarter beginning Tuesday June 24th at the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation. The schedule wil be as follows:

Beginner Class (White/Yellow/Greenbelts): 6:15 - 7:30 PM on Tuesday and Thursday

Intermediate/Advanced Class (Blue/Red/Blackbelts): 7:30 - 9:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday

Sparring/Competition Class (Yellowbelts and above): 10:00 am - 12:00 on Saturday

2007-2008 PacWest Season completed this past weekend

Congratulations to our Stanford Taekwondo team for their 2nd place final standing in this season’s PacWest Conference. We also congratulate our 4 individual All Star champions: Justin Sawyer, Aaron Rosekind, Julie Padilla and Maria Spletter.

Collegiates Results

Congratulations to all our Stanford club members who competed at this year’s National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and National Collegiate Team Trials.

33rd National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships:

Blackbelt Division

Justin Sawyer: Gold, male blackbelt finweight sparring

Anh-Viet Tran: Bronze, male blackbelt bantamweight sparring

Parilee Edison: Bronze, female blackbelt bantamweight sparring

                    Bronze - forms

Jenssy Rojina: Bronze, female blackbelt featherweight sparring

Julie Padilla: Silver, female blackbelt lightweight sparring

Ana Portillo: Gold, female blackbelt lightweight sparring 

Colorbelt Division:

Neil Gupta: Gold,male white/yellow belt sparring

Peter Chapman: Silver, male green/bluebelt sparring

Sandeep Das: Silver, male redbelt sparring

Maria Spletter: Silver, female redbelt sparring

Stanford University: 4th Place, Championship Division