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Upcoming Events BELT RANK TESTING .jpg){kind=small} Students testing for the rank of 3rd Degree Black Belt or higher rank must test at a national event (January or September national tournament or May Black Belt Conference) and must register at least a month prior to the testing date. Reservations at the host hotel typically need to be made months in advance to get the event room block rate. And don't forget those airline tickets when necessary. Belt Rank Testing 2019 Testing Dates We have a chart that shows how many classes a student must attend to participate in testing, what skills they will demonstrated at testing, and more. (New Sessions start the day after the final date of each testing) Feb. 2019 Feb 5 - 11 (completed) Apr. 2019 Apr. 9-15 (completed) June. 2019 June 4-10 (completed) Aug. 2019 Aug 5-12 (completed) Taste of Hilliard Aug 7 Oct. 2019 Oct. 8-14 Dec. 2019 Dec. 10-16 Dragon, Ninja-5 testing Dec. 13 HTA Photo Day Sat. Dec. 14th White Belts - Recommended Black Belts (Recommended is the black belt with the red stripe through the middle) may pre-register to test in class the Mon-Fri of the week before testing. Black Belts with their name on their belt must test at a scheduled testing date/time at our school or another Taekwondo America school. TOURNAMENTS No Classes on tournament days and, if there is travel, there may be no class on the day or two before the tournament (see more details at bottom of this page) Jan. 26-27 2018 (COMPLETED) National Tournament Columbus Ohio May 19, 2018 (COMPLETED) Central OH Tournament Dublin OH Sept 21-22 2018 (COMPLETED) National Tournament Dallas TX Nov. 17, 2018 COMPLETED) Central OH Tournament Genoa MS, Westerville OH Jan. 2019 Winston Salem NC (COMPLETED) March 16, 2019 -regional Friar's Club Cincinnati OH (COMPLETED) May 18, 2019 Central Ohio Tournament; Genoa MS (COMPLETED) Sept. 20-21 2019 National - Orlando FL (COMPLETED) Jan 2020 National - Dallas TX March 14, 2020 Midwest Regional Tournament at the Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati Sept 2020- Indianapolis IN BLACK BELT CONFERENCE 2018 Memorial Day Weekend, Sawgrass Resort FL (COMPLETED) May 24-25 2019 Memorial Day weekend, St Augustine FL (COMPLETED) May 2020 Memorial Day Weekend St Augustine FL REGIONAL CAMP July 20-22, 2018 (COMPLETED) Instr add'l day, July 19th Central State University, Wilberforce OH July 26-28, 2019 instructor camp starts July 25 (COMPLETED) 2018 REGIONAL SMACKDOWNS Griffin Elite Sports Complex near the Independence KY Taekwondo America school. January 6, 2018 (COMPLETED) April 28, 2018 (COMPLETED) August 25, 2018 (COMPLETED) January 5, 2019 (COMPLETED) April 27, 2019 (COMPLETED) Sept. 7, 2019 (COMPLETED) __________________________ FREE t-shirt!* Refer a friend* to try their first classes with us in our Juniors Program (ages 7-12) or our Teen/Adult classes, and if they sign up for a new membership, we show our appreciation by letting you pick out a Hilliard Taekwondo Academy t-shirt. After all, we love having you as a student so we sure to like your friends, too, right? *Does not apply to adding a family member to an existing membership or to our Little Dragon/Little Ninja class since that is a wait list program. |
●New Session - starts Tuesday, Oct 15th See our schedule/calendar page & our Getting Started & Special Offer pages for more information ●HTA family halloween party - Sunday, Oct 20 Sign up sheet & details at the counter ●November 16th Central OH tournament; we want every Hilliard Taekwondo Academy student to have the great experience of participating in this tournament ●Keep an eye on our calendar, our facebook page, the fliers/posters at the school and listen to our after-class announcements _____________________________________ Parents Take Your First 2 months of classes at Hilliard Taekwondo Academy for only $25!  Parents, as long as your child is taking classes you can take your first two months of classes for only $25, which gets you a pair of red or blue HTA workout pants, a belt and an HTA workout t-shirt. If you decide to then commit to a longer term membership you will then receive a full white uniform. __________________________________________________ Why is my child resisting coming to class?  What happened to make that child who couldn't wait to get to class, suddenly start digging in their heels when it's time to put on their uniform? Transition Time Imagine if you were reading a great book or watching a riveting movie and someone told you to stop right now because you had to go somewhere. Typically it isn't that kids don't like coming to class, they just don't want to stop the fun thing they are doing right now even when it's to go and do another fun activity. Build in transition time and have them put away the video game, send the friend home, and sit down for a snack before class. If they still fight about going to class let them know that the next hour was set aside for them to take class and if they don't go to class they aren't going to be rewarded by being able to play their video game, watch TV or play with friends, but the extra time will be used for chores that need to be done. A New Challenge in Class Their new form may be a challenging one or they may have just started free sparring or they are having trouble earning the skill tape stripes because their new rank requires more advanced techniques and improved skill. Help them understand that one of the reasons they are at Hilliard Taekwondo Academy is to learn how to face those kinds of challenges and to not give up. Avoiding coming to class won't help them get better. They actually need to come to class more. It's also important to let us know about this issue so we can help them. A No-Change The first reaction most people have as soon as they get a no-change is "I'm quitting!" because it doesn't feel good when you don't succeed at something. But learning to have a goal and to persevere toward that goal despite challenges and set-backs is an important life skill for everyone. And kids often take their cues from their parents. If you are upset and treat their no-change like it's a catastrophe, they may be more upset. If you treat it like it's no big deal, that you are proud of the effort they put into their testing and they get to test again in just 2 short months, they may be less upset. Been there - done that A student may feel like they already know that kick, how to do their form, how to spar well and break those boards so why come to class? Every part of every class can't be exciting and new. Sometimes to maintain our skill and to improve we need to practice it over and over. An important life lesson is learning to persevere through the challenging or fearful or boring times that are help us prepare for the new and fun and exciting things. Parental Advice The number one reason kids quit an activity is because their parents turn it into work. The child started something they thought would be fun and then the parents, thinking they are helping, start giving all kinds of tips and advice for how the child could perform better. Your child hears it as criticism and feels they aren't measuring up. If they feel criticized whether they are trying as hard as they can in class or not giving any effort at all, what's the point of trying ... they feel criticized either way. While students shouldn't practice punching and kicking things at home, to keep your furniture and pets safe, it's fine if the student wants to practice their form, but we don't want them to feel like they have to practice at home. It should always be the student's decision to practice and not the parent suggesting it or requiring it. Students who come to class consistently 2-3 times a week, every week (with the exception of vacations), who focus in class and give their best effort should be able to learn what they need for their skill tape stripes without any practice time at home. We do not want parents or other students or our instructors who happen to live near you to be teaching. (Our instructors are only allowed to teach inside our school during our classes under the supervision of a chief instructor.) Students who are struggling to earn their skill tape stripes will get more individualized attention during class over time to help them. While we encourage every student to prepare as if they will test at every belt rank testing, some students just need a little more time to feel confident with the material to be able to earn the skill tape stripes needed to test and they may need another 2 months to become more adept at the skills required to move onto the next rank. If your child is resisting coming to class, come in and talk with us so we can work together to get over this challenge. Quitting activities when they are no longer easy can become a habit and is one we want to help students avoid developing. ___________________________________________________ Respectful Behavior - "Why does my child behave better for you than for me?" Short answer: we have immediate and consistent, age-appropriate consequences plus positive reinforcement of behavior we want. Long answer: a typical scenario for many parents is a child misbehaves and a power struggle ensues, with the parent then reaching for the "biggest gun" they have, and they assume that threatening to take away something really important will make their child toe the line. "If you don't clean up your room right now, I am cancelling our Disney vacation!" If the child still doesn't comply the parent often starts negotiating because who really wants to incur the financial cost of canceling the Disney vacation at the last minute? Or who wants to cancel date night with their spouse because they now have to follow through with consequences and stay home with the child who now can't go to that birthday party or dance or sporting event? It's not making threats (even if you yell them really really really loudly) or having a list of rules and consequences (even if it's in really really really big lettering on poster board hanging in your kitchen) that makes children behave ... it's APPLYING consequences that teaches them the importance of behaving. You can yell as loud and as long as you want, thinking you are a really tough disciplinarian but if you don't follow through with the consequence as stated your kids just tune out all your yelling because they've learned it's just a bunch of hot air and nothing bad really happens when they misbehave. Plus you're teaching them that you consider yelling to be an okay way to communicate frustration. To take the emotion out of these types of interactions with your kids, sit down together and create a reward and consequences chart outlining expected behavior. This way you don't over- or under-react when something happens. And don't be afraid to actually apply the consequences immediately. It may inconvenience you to leave the store immediately without finishing your purchases when your child misbehaves. But if you negotiate with them, promise them a candy bar if they behave or decide to overlook it "this one time" because you really need to make this purchase today it will be that much harder to get them to behave in the future. As Barney Fife from the Andy Taylor show used to say "Nip it in the bud!" Don't count to 3 (especially those of you who add fractions in there so it's really like 15-20 numbers), don't threaten "next time", don't negotiate and bribe ... apply those predetermined consequences now. It's also important to praise your child when you "catch" them behaving well. You tend to get more of the behavior you focus on the most. How can you avoid those battles of the will? As your children get older they are going to test the boundaries you have set. That doesn't mean your boundaries are too restrictive and that you should move them. Kids often test the boundaries to make sure they know where those boundaries are and that those boundaries are strong enough to hold them and keep them safe. It helps to discuss expected behavior well in advance, especially if you are having friends over or going out. Make sure the activity is suitable for the age and temperament of the child. It probably isn't a great idea to take a 2-year-old with you for a 2-hour grocery trip. Make sure the timing is appropriate. Taking a tired, hungry or unwell child out somewhere probably isn't the best idea for a positive experience. If the child apologizes should they still have to suffer the consequences? Absolutely! They SHOULD apologize for breaking the rules, but that doesn't change the fact that the rules were broken. If you drop the consequences when your child apologizes, they will start treating an apology as a "get out of jail free" card. And an apology should be more than a sing-songy "sorrrrrryyyy." An apology should include eye contact with the person they are apologizing to and: ●"I'm sorry I (state the inappropriate behavior)" ●Stating why the behavior was inappropriate/unsafe/unkind, etc ●Asking for forgiveness ●Promising to not do it again It will get worse at first People continue to do what they've been doing because it gets them the results they want. If you've been negotiating or bribing or yelling without follow-through, etc, dropping consequences when they apologize, your kids have learned how to respond to you to get the outcome they want. When you now stop reacting emotionally and start immediately enforcing consequences there will be resistance because their behavior is no longer getting the reaction it used to. Stick to your guns, stay calm, refer to the agreed upon plan and it will get better. _______________________________________________ |
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Can Taekwondo Help With Chores at Home, Homework, etc? At Hilliard Taekwondo Academy we aren't just trying to turn students into great martial artists who can kick, punch and defend themselves well. We're also inspiring students to live our tenets of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit at home, at school, with friends, and out in public. In addition to target drills we teach how time management and goal setting apply to learning a new taekwondo form AND to getting chores done. Students learn that the focus required to hear and follow all our directions during class is also important at home and at school. Looking someone in the eye when talking or listening, using a confident voice and being kind starts with finding a partner for target drills. We chat about goals and how earning something means doing the work first before receiving the reward (and that we need to act more grown up BEFORE we can expect our parents to treat us more grown up). Learning to be respectful, focus and disciplined may start on our workout floor, but the lessons we teach are designed to inspire positive change in all areas of our students' lives. |
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