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Paragon Martial ArtsBlack Belt Only ClubJanuary, 2012 Pure...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:59:34 -0700

Traditional Warm-up

Final Talk

Mr. Martin meets Mr. Collett's backfist

Ms. Roberts as a true leader

Paragon Martial Arts
Black Belt Only Club
January, 2012

Pure taekwondo fun. 30 Black Belts from various schools in Paragon including some old black belts who need a refresher course in tying their belts. The workout was very traditional and had more laughing and jokes than kihaps. Ms. Roberts was lead student and could not quit smiling as she worked-out. Mr. Collett provided some very sensible self-defense and introduced Mr. Martin to “that sneaky backfist” that works every time (see picture.) 2001 World Champion and 2nd Degree Black Belt, Bill Twyford also worked-out and showed some of the young black belts that talent does not fade! Keep an eye out for the February workout dates and times.

From Ms. Lura Roberts: Master Hauptman, Mr. Collett and I...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0700

From Ms. Lura Roberts:

Master Hauptman, Mr. Collett and I thought it would be fun to get together and do a Black Belt workout at the Conifer school. All Black Belts, current and past, Paragon or not, are welcome to attend at no charge on Sunday, January 22nd, 4pm - 6pm. Full uniform would be nice, but if you can’t find it (or it doesn’t fit?!), find some workout clothes and come join us! The workout is geared towards adults but we would enjoy having kids too! If you forgot the forms or need a refresher on how to tie your belt, don’t worry, it just means you’ll have even more fun catching up with old friends who don’t remember either ;-)

In fact, Master Hauptman would like to set up something on a consistent basis that would incorporate workout, sparring and even Tony Collett is wanting to join in and teach joint manipulation / self defense. If we have enough kids we would like to have a JR Black Belt class as well.

SUNDAY
January 22, 2012
4pm - 6pm
Note: This workout will feature a SELF-DEFENSE portion by Mr. Tony Collett. Mr. Collett is a 4th Degree Black Belt and Narcotics Officer for the Lakewood Police Dept. Mr. Collett will also be conducting a sparring clinic during the workout!

Aidan Gordon Horn Born 12/28/2011 at 11:46 pm 6 lbs 14.2...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:23:47 -0700

Aidan Gordon Horn

Born 12/28/2011 at 11:46 pm

6 lbs 14.2 oz

20 inches long

Paragon Conifer/Bailey Students do 105,750 Kicks for Charity!

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:00 -0700

The kicks are in and the money is still rolling in! The kick total is 105,750 kicks! Thank you to everyone kickers, parents and sponsors who contributed to helping raise funds for the Pilsung Youth Initiative. Pilsung provides scholarships for students who would like to participate in martial arts classes like Taekwondo and Karate for Kids, but are unable to afford classes. Donations are tax deductible and checks can be mailed to Pilsung Youth Initiative, PO Box 27278, Lakewood, CO 80227.

Conifer Paragon Martial Arts Students

39 Participants
82,100 Kicks
$250 Raised (and still counting!)

Bailey Paragon Martial Arts Students

15 Participants
23,650 Kicks
$1179.90 Raised (and still counting!)

NOTE: Individual summaries of student kicks and funds raised will be posted in the next couple of days.

ATA Sheridan Has 89 New Students

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:51:49 -0700

December 2011. Fort Logan Taekwondo Club

Ms. Grider Introducing the Judges Panel.

A couple of the high ranks who tested.

Master Hauptman with a Dion. Dion had a tremendous testing and skipped orange belt.

Results from Black Belt Testing on December 10th

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:57:44 -0700

On Saturday, December 10th, at the Paragon Karate Evergreen school 9 red/black belts tested and earned the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt Decided. There were also 4 black belts who either tested to a new rank or midtermed. Below are the results from testing:

New 1st Degree Decided Black Belts:

Eli Smith - Evergreen

Ezra Smith - Evergreen

Isabela Alvarez - Evergreen

Gini McCarty - Evergreen

Sequoia Keith - Evergreen

Cami Cambell - Ft. Collins

Carson Clear - Ft. Collins

Natalie Samano - Lakewood

Eli Lipowitz - Stapleton

New 2nd Degree Recommended Black Belts:

Casey Karl - 7

Rachel Elander - 8

Black Belt Midterms:

Luke Grider - 7

Tavin Reinhardt - 8

Please see your instructor if you have any questions. Congratulations to all testers!

"Good leaders are good listeners and express their thoughts grounded in a clear system of values and..."

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:43:56 -0700

“Good leaders are good listeners and express their thoughts grounded in a clear system of values and priorities that has been developed by crystallized thinking. They don’t always only agree. When something needs to be said they say it. However, there are some things better left unsaid for the greater good and accomplishment of the mission. That is not a lack of thinking it is just sometimes the wiser course of action. As a leader, I have always followed a code of behavior called the - “Officer’s Code”. It is up to all instructors/masters to conduct themselves in such a manner that the prestige of our organization and ourselves will be high in the eyes of the public and of our students. A requirement for all uf us is that we so conduct ourselves deserving of the special trust placed in us as leaders of people. We must clothe ourselves with a scale of values that we know instinctively, not only the things we can do but also the things “that an instructor does not do.” This “Code” does not get less binding as one goes up in rank. The opposite is true: it becomes more binding.”

- by Sr. Master John Wargo

2010 Poster of Conifer/Bailey Paragon Martial Arts students from...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:07:03 -0700

2010 Poster of Conifer/Bailey Paragon Martial Arts students from Ninja Star Photography. We look forward to getting the 2011 NinjaStar poster soon!

Fort Logan Elementary karate kids demonstrate their Taekwondo...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:42:31 -0600

Fort Logan Elementary karate kids demonstrate their Taekwondo for a video made by the National Center for Time and Learning. Instructors shown are Sheryl Grider, Luke Grider, Isaac Martin and Sean Mueller.

Results from Evergreen's Black Belt Midterms on October 14th

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:13:21 -0600

Congratulations to the following Paragon Evergreen Black Belts who midtermed at the Color Belt Testing on Friday, October 14th. Below are the results from testing:

1st Degrees:

Cathy Clarke: 7

Samantha Hansen: 7

Krista Choate: 8

Please see your instructor if you have any questions!

FORT LOGAN TESTING Congratulations to Mrs. Grider and Ms. Willey...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:38:00 -0600

FORT LOGAN TESTING

Congratulations to Mrs. Grider and Ms. Willey and kids at Fort Logan Taekwondo Club. 80 students tested in 45 minutes! Lots of outstanding talent and the instructors including Jeremiah, Hannah and Isaac were extremely efficient! A special thank you for the support of the parents. They’re participation has made this club extraordinary! The club promoted it’s first two purple belts — so our first Black Belt is just around the corner.

A tribute to H.U. Lee.

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:24:16 -0600

A tribute to H.U. Lee.

Results from Black Belt Testing on September 17th

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:32:03 -0600

On Saturday, September 17th, at the Paragon Martial Arts Evergreen school 12 red/black belts tested and earned the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt Decided. There were also 19 black belts who either tested to a new rank or midtermed. Below are the results from testing:

To 1^st Degree Decided

Aaron Hansen – Evergreen

Trevor Hansen – Evergreen

Kaelyn Evans – Evergreen

Paul McBride – Ft. Collins

Leo Thomas – Lakewood

David Russell - Conifer

Jacob Russell – Conifer

Kaitlyn Russell – Conifer

Jacob Frye – Conifer

Karen Moran – Conifer

Sean Paris – Conifer

Gabby Day – Stapleton

To 3^rd Degree Decided

Cristi Steyaert – 8

To 2^nd Degree Decided

Erin Martin – 7

Mark Mudron – 9

Scott Wyatt – 7

to 2^nd Degree Recommended

Grace O’Donnell – 7

Midterms:

3^rd Degree:

Nicholas Wolf – 7

2^nd Degree:

Connor Mattivi – 8

Luke Grider – 6

Kwon Anderson – 7

Xan Anderson – 7

Tavin Reinhardt – 8

1^st Degree:

Michael Hovey – 7

Jason Sigda – 7

Andrea Schuetter – 6

Alex Flaherty – 8

Ashley Haag – 6

Isaac Chong – 7

Bret Haag – 7

Cole Martinez – 6

Please see your instructor if you have any questions. Congratulations to all testers!

Congratulations to the Fort Collins Paragon students who...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:26:00 -0600

Congratulations to the Fort Collins Paragon students who participated in the September, 2011 color belt testing. The instructors were very impressed with the quality of this testing, and are looking forward to seeing you all continue to grow as you work on your new rank material!

Mr. Frye from Paragon Martial Arts Conifer teaches friends and...

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:22:19 -0600

Mr. Frye from Paragon Martial Arts Conifer teaches friends and family how to do martial arts taekwondo techniques in his summer e-newsletter.

Master Black’s Lakewood ATA’s 21st...

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:49:00 -0600

Master Black’s Lakewood ATA’s 21st Birthday!

Congratulations to Master Corina Black and the students from Lakewood ATA for 21 years of great Taekwondo in Lakewood. Pictured are Master Black, Master Hauptman, Mr. Barnett and Mr. Yokum. Circa 1990.

Have you seen some of Tyler Weaver’s new Kama Combos?...

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:14:10 -0600

Have you seen some of Tyler Weaver’s new Kama Combos? Check out some of his new spinning sets. AKA American Open - Martial Arts Championships. Update by Hyper Colorado and Hyper Martial Arts.

Tournament Record Attendance

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:12:00 -0600

The organizers of our recent Region 109 Tournament were excited to see a record setting number of competitors this past Saturday. As a result of this fantastic attendance, the tournament ran behind schedule and had a few other related roadbumps. We were asked to share the following letter with students, instructors, and staff, to let everyone know that we are working hard to address the problems that were experienced Saturday. Please read on, and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to talk with your school owner.

Students, Parents and Instructors

I want to apologize for the length of the regional tournament on August 27th and the fact that we ran out of concessions at 1:30 and came up approximately 195 medals short.

I have placed the order for the medals and they will arrive in approximately six weeks, they are custom made so it will take a little extra time. We will mail them to your instructor as soon as we can.

The tournament had 828 competitors with approximately 1,100 competitions. It was by far the largest this region has ever seen or hosted. That was the problem - we anticipated around 650 competitors. This is a great sign that our region is headed in the right direction with our schools growing and the willingness to participate in regional events and become an even bigger family. We never intended this event to take the time it took.

I also want thank the judges and tournament director for not having any down time and pushing the schedule to its limit. We had so many people offering to help and it was incredible sight to see.

We also tested 105 Black Belts on Friday night and it was inspiring to me to see everyone having a great time and cheering each other on. Many of you came up and thanked me for a great event and I appreciate your understanding in this time of growth. We will be sitting down with the next few tournament hosts to insure that this problem does not happen again. Our leaders in this region are very proactive and we want to make every tournament is a fun filled experience.

Again, THANK YOU for participating and your understanding in the growth of our region.

Sincerely,

Master Ramsey Cross
Master Candidate Gary Betts

Fort Collins attends Regional Tournament

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:01:59 -0600

Congratulations to the 31 Paragon Fort Collins students who tested their skills at the recent Region 109 Tournament, the “Battle for the Mountaintop”, in Denver Colorado. We were very excited to see you at the tournament, and very proud of all of your accomplishments. We even had 8 students for which this was their very first tournament!

The next regional tournament is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th, so keep working hard and watch for signups with your instructor.

If you see these students, please congratulate them on a job well done, and ask to see their cool “blue” corner of the Songahm Star.

Megan Jones
Zane Kathan
Jaisa Mudron
Samuel Shannon
Brian Chung
Nick Kervin
Gregory Brookes
Dylan Kervin
Kyler Mudron
Keaton Holmes
Lindsey Puev
Halley Hornberger
Hannah Hornberger
Katelyn Straw
Paul McBride
Mabry Keil
Cami Campbell
Carson Clear
Wanda Kegerreis
Isaac Chong
Ashley Haag
Andrea Schuetter
Michael Hovey
Yat Yee Chong
Maddy Chong
Mark Mudron
Nicole Pihlstrom
Kayman Riley
Laura Gill
Tiffany Haag
Cristi Steyaert

Tyler Weaver Jr. on ESPN

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:38:29 -0600

Tyler Weaver Jr. on ESPN