Cross Training Session with Taema Taekwondo
On Wednesday, May 8th, members of the CSU East Bay Taekwondo program traveled down to San Jose for a cross training session with Taema Taekwondo led my Master Andrew Suh. During the 2 hour session our members had the opportunity to train with other athletes of various ranks in footwork, strategy and free sparring. We definitely look forward to having another training opportunity with Taema and thank you again for hosting us for this first cross training event.
2013 California State Championships
This past weekend, the CSU East Bay Taekwondo team sent 3 players to the Northern California State Championships which served as a qualifier for the US National Championships being held later this summer in Chicago. Congratulations to Mario Bohanon who qualified in the men’s greenbelt division, Henry Beckwith in men’s blackbelt welterweight division and Emily Chow in women’s featherweight blackbelt division.
Up next for the team will be the UC Open Taekwondo Championships being held on May 4th.
Winter Scrimmage A Success
On Sunday January 27th, the CSU East Bay Taekwondo Program hosted their winter sparring scrimmage. We had approximately 45 athletes of all ranks from age 8 on up attend our event and have a chance to gain valuable ring time experience leading up to the competition season. We appreciate the support of all the coaches, masters, athletes and parents that were in attendance that day and we look forward to having our next scrimmage in the spring.
Winter Sparring Scrimmage: January 27th
Cal State East Bay TKD invites you to the winter Battle at East Bay sparring scrimmage. 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 27th, 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
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 18 and over
- Unlimited sparring
Make sure you have all your sparring gear as FULL GEAR IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION.
We look forward to seeing you on January 27th.
For questions please contact:
Ernest Kuo at coach.kuo@csueastbaytkd.com
Fall 2012 Taekwondo Practice
Practice for the 2012 fall quarter will will start on Wednesday, September 26th at 6:00pm. The schedule for the quarter will be:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
CSUEB Training Trip with UC Irvine, UCLA and UC San Diego
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:
Winter Quarter Promotion Exam Results
Below are results from the winter quarter promotion exam. Congratulations to everyone who passed for your new ranks. If you do not see your name on the list below please email the coaching staff as it is possible we didn’t have your information if you did not turn in a testing form ahead of time. The promotion ceremony will be held in the beginning of the spring quarter.
YELLOW
Alex Penaflor
Arthur Fabian
ADV YELLOW
Steven Escoto
Rebekah Lee
GREEN
Paige McComas
Richard Carson
ADV GREEN
You Hu
Ashi Bista
BLUE
Red Enriquez
Coach Gilbert Martinez leaving CSUEB Taekwondo Program
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.
CSUEB Taekwondo featured in The Pioneer
CSUEB Taekwondo program was featured in the sports section of The Pioneer Online after their recent tri-meet against USC acd UC Berkeley. The article was written by Mike Guzman.
http://thepioneeronline.com/sports/2012/02/csueb-hosts-taekwondo-tri-meet-last-weekend/
CSU East Bay sparring scrimmage on January 28th, 2012
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.