Monday, July 19, 2010

Isabelle Kiester-Fusaro is Named MuSool Black Belt 26


Isabelle Kiester-Fusaro was selected as a MuSool Black Belt by the MuSool Black Belt Board on July 17th, 2010. She is the 26th MuSool Black Belt in the Corps (each MuSool Black Belt is assigned a number). The selection process took three hours to complete and included, basic to advanced techniques, forms, self-defense, sparring, board breaking and an oral question and answer session.

Isabelle was in the MuSool Advanced Training Techniques (MATTs) under Master Shelby Creech for 9 months before being granted a selection date. The MATTs Program is the course designed to get the candidate into tip top shape and improve their skills so they can make it through the selection process.

The MuSool Black Belt Board that Selected her consisted of: Master Shelby Creech, MSBB01; Master Brian Stanton, MSBB02; Leila Klimm, MSBB05, Allana Kuack-Creech, MSBB07; Jackie Lauricella, MSBB09, Master Chuck Moore, MSBB13; Aymee Fremont, MSBB16; and Bo Godawa MSBB24. Joe Ascone, a past black belt of Master Creech and a current Marine Hand to Hand Combat Instructor, was also on hand.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The MuSool Black Belt


By Shelby Creech, MSBB01
On Saturday, July 17th; Isabelle Kiester-Fusaro will be going through her MuSool Black Belt Selection. If selected by the current MuSool Black Belts, she will have the honor to put on a Black Belt herself. Notice I did not say she was testing for her Black Belt? She is being selected for her Black Belt.

MuSool Academy selects their Black Belts a little differently than most martial arts schools. With that being said, I am not downing any other school or system on how they test or select their Black Belts. I am just stating that we do it a little bit different.

The main difference is that the MuSool Black Belt Candidates must complete a minimum of six months of MATTs training. MATTs stands for MuSool Advance Training Techniques and is a course where there is one current MuSool Black Belt instructing one current MuSool Black Belt Candidate. The MATTs Instructor is in charge of everything that Candidate does and how he or she trains. Without the Instructors release of the Candidate in MATTs there is no Black Belt Selection Granted.

The MATTs Program has three phases to completion. Phase one is the Physical Phase, phase two is the Skills Phase and phase three is the Combat Phase. Each phase in consists of techniques that will help that candidate obtain a MuSool Black Belt.
In the MATTs program every session is a test to help the candidate get selected for their MuSool Black Belt. The selection itself is ran to fail the Candidate so they have the opportunity to prove themselves a true MuSool Black Belt and Warrior.

Once the selection is complete the current MuSool Black Belts will vote and select the candidate to be part of the MuSool Black Belt Corps or send them back into the MATTs Program. If the candidate passes they will be issued a number as well. Isabelle will be MSBB26.

If you would like to see Isabelle go through her selection, it is scheduled for 10am this Saturday.

Friday, July 9, 2010

MuSool Academy Announces New Open House Date


MuSool Academy Port Orange will host an Open House on Saturday August, 28th at 10am. The event consist of a martial arts demonstration, food and will bring in prospect students to try out the martial arts. If you know anyone that is interested in martial arts or would like to be part of the demonstration please contact Shelby Creech @ 386.322.0508.

MuSool Academy has Great Showing at US Nationals


Congratulations to the four MuSool Taekwondo students that competed in the 2010 Nationals. June 30th through July 4th the American Athletic Union (AAU) Taekwondo and USA-Taekwondo both held their National Events here in Florida. Jackie Lauricella, Jason Midyette and Gus Ben-Hamo all competed at the AAU Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale.

Gus Ben-Hamo took the Gold Medal at the event by winning two of his matches by the seven point rule and one of his matches by 5 points. Once in the medal round he was qualified to compete at the AAU Team Trials. The Silver and Bronze medal winners bowed out to Ben-Hamo to give him the gold. Ben-Hamo will be competing at the AAU National Team Trials September 10th – 12th in Ft. Lauderdale.

Isabelle Kiester joined the MuSool Black Belts above in Orlando to compete at the USAT Nationals. Kiester placed silver. Gus Ben-Hamo brought home the bronze. Both Lauricella and Midyette put on a great display but both did not place in the top three. Midyette lost his medal round. Congratulations to everyone that competed, you made MuSool Proud.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

MuSool Academy Parents Night Out


MuSool Academy will be hosting another Parents Night Out Party and Movie Night This Friday (July 9th). Drop off time is 530pm and pick up time will be 945pm. The group will be served Pizza and then they will head over to Hollywood Theatre's to see Despicable Me. The cost is only $35.00 and that includes Dinner and the Movie.