On May 12th the CSUEB Taekwondo club traveled down to southern California for a training session with UC Irvine, UCLA and UC San Diego. With over 40 participants from the 4 clubs the training session was broken into warmups, basic kicking drills with paddles and shields, sparring, ring management and conditioning led by the coaching staff from all 4 schools. Afterwards was a social BBQ. Below is a group picture from the training session:

Coach Gilbert Martinez recently left the CSU East Bay Taekwondo Program and relocated to las Vegas to pursue an opportunity to work with Nonito Donaire (currently the 7th ranked pound for pound boxer in the world). We wish him all the best in his new position. The expertise he brought with him when he joined the coaching staff a year and a half ago has made a tremendous impact on both the students, athletes and program as a whole. Below is a picture of the program at a farewell dinner hosted for Coach Martinez.

Cal State East Bay TKD will be hosting our winter Battle at East Bay sparring scrimmage on Saturday, January 28th. Come join us for a fun day of sparring with other athletes from the bay area. There will be as many sparring matches as we can fit in the allotted time.

WHEN:
January 28th, 2012 from 10:00am – 2:00pm (doors open at 9:30am)

WHERE:
Cal State University East Bay – PE Building downstairs gym
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542

WHO:
All belts ages 8 on up

COST:
$25 at the door – no pre-registration required

Here are some of the highlights of our scrimmage:
 low cost of $25
 3 rings divided into age groups of 8-13, 14-17 and senior
 Unlimited sparring

Make sure you have all your sparring gear as FULL GEAR IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION.

For any questions contact Ernest Kuo at coach.kuo@csueastbaytkd.com or Gilbert Martinez at coach.martinez@csueastbaytkd.com.

The first practice of the winter quarter will be on Monday, January 9th 2012. Practice will be from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the upstairs gym (PE 201) of the KPE Building.

Cal State East Bay TKD will be hosting our fall Battle at East Bay sparring scrimmage on Sunday, December 4th. Come join us for a fun day of sparring with other athletes from the bay area. There will be as many sparring matches as we can fit in the allotted time.

WHEN:
December 4th, 2011 from 10:00am – 2:00pm (doors open at 9:30am)

WHERE:
Cal State University East Bay – PE Building downstairs gym
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542

WHO:
All belts ages 8 on up

COST:
$25 at the door – no pre-registration required

Here are some of the highlights of our scrimmage:
 low cost of $25
 3 rings divided into age groups of 8-13, 14-17 and senior
 Unlimited sparring

Make sure you have all your sparring gear as FULL GEAR IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION.

For any questions contact Ernest Kuo at coach.kuo@csueastbaytkd.com or Gilbert Martinez at coach.martinez@csueastbaytkd.com.