MuSool Academy of Martial Arts Holiday Hours.

MuSool Academy of Martial Arts will be holding regular scheduled classes Christmas week on Monday, December 23rd; Thursday, December 26th and Friday December 27th.  New Years week MuSool Academy will be open Monday, December 30th; Thursday, January 2nd and Friday, January 3rd. 

MuSool Academy Holiday Hours

MuSool Academy will be open for all regular classes except on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.  

BLACK FRIDAY SALE STARTS at 8AM FRIDAY!!

MuSool Academy will be having an online Black Friday Sale starting at 8am and going until 8pm on Friday, November 29th.  Students and parents will receive 10 to 20 percent off of Uniforms, Gear and Shoes.  Email Shelby Creech at creech@musool.org for a catalog. 

MuSool Academy of Martial Arts Holiday Closure.

MuSool Academy of Martial Arts (Port Orange), will be closed Wednesday, November 27th - Sunday, December 1st for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Please enjoy your love ones. We will see you back at the Dojang Monday, December 2nd for classes.

MuSool Academy Warmup Jackets on Sale Now

MuSool Academy is taking orders for new warm-up jackets.  The orders will be placed Friday, November 15th.   The jackets are black, red, and white.  The MuSool Academy logo will be on the front left chest and MUSOOL in cut out fabric will be along the bottom rear of the jacket. 

Comes in:

Youth S/M/L
Adult Men XS/S/M/L/XL/2XL/3XLAdult Ladies XS/S/M/L/XL/2XL

 

Youth Sizes: $59.50 + Tax

Adult Sizes: $63.50 + Tax

XXL sizes add $3.00
XXXL sizes add $5.00

 

MuSool Academy will have order forms in the office for anyone that wishes to place an order.

Description of the jacket:

•Combined Flex-Sof™ and dry-Excel™ Perform create a smooth, lightweight, and sueded polyester knit surface with superior abrasion resistance, designed to keep athletes warm and dry

•High mechanical stretch for extended range of motion

•Micromesh blocking placed along heat zones for ventilation

•Front zippered pockets, plus two inside pockets

•Encased shockcord at bottom, drop tail hem

•Youth style features non-adjustable hem

MuSool Taekwondo Studnets Promoted

MuSool Academy of Martial Arts held rank promotions on Saturday, November 4th.  Leonardo Bianchi, Eric Chen, Brandon Kelly and Mac Tirney were promoted to Yellow Belt.

Shawn Jenkins, Cole Koester, Makenna Kramer, Weston Pollard and Jacob Smyth earned their High Orange Belts.  Devyn and Logan Wolak received their High Green Belts.  Peyton Ward was promoted to Green Belt.  And Valerie Jones, Nicholas Shuler and Sydney Ward all became Blue Belts. 

You can see photographs on MuSool Academy's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MuSoolAcademy.  Be sure to like the page and rate us. 

The next Taekwondo promotion will be held December 14th.  TRAIN HARD!!

Halloween class times.

MuSool Academy will have only one class on Thursday, October 31st.  Due to Halloween MuSool Academy will have an open 430pm to 515pm Taekwondo Class.  All other Classes are closed.  Enjoy your trick-or-treating!!

If you are in Waters Edge, stop by the Creech's house and say hi. 

Taekwondo Promotions this Saturday

Testing is this Saturday (November 2^nd).  Students that are testing for yellow and high yellow belts will test at 9am.  Students testing for orange belt and above will be testing at 10am.  Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled testing time and be dressed out in full uniform and belt by the start of testing. 

Only students that have received and returned a testing permission form will be permitted to test. Certificates are being made this week so please return them as early as possible to ensure you receive a certificate on Saturday.

Students testing for orange belt and above must have full sparring gear! This includes: head protector, chest guard, mouth piece, forearm protectors, shin and instep protectors and boys will need a cup. Students missing any equipment will be disqualified from sparring. 

Parents, this testing is for you as well.  Please bring cameras and recording devises and fill free to move around quietly.  We ask that before going on the mat to take the group photo at the end of promotions, please remove your shoes. 

The next testing for Taekwondo will be Saturday, December 14^th.  The testing will start on Monday, November 4^th.  There are several students that are borderline ready to test and will be super ready come December.  The MuSool Black Belt Instructors look for attitude, aptitude, time required between belts and attendance.  Keep up the great work!

MuSool Academy Preformed Demos for Local Schools

On Saturday, October 26th, MuSool Academy did two demonstrations for local elementary school's fall festivals here in Port Orange.  The Taekwondo and Hapkido Classes showed Cypress Creek Elementary and Sweetwater Elementary what MuSool Martial Arts was all about. 

MuSool Academy's next demonstration is set for November 9th at the Port Orange City Center for the Autism Speaks walk. 

First SHIELD Against Bullying Seminar a Success.

The very first SHIELD Against Bullying seminar presented by the masters and instructors at MuSool Academy was a great success. All proceeds go back to the Schools PTA's the kids came from. 

MuSool Black Belt Selected

After 7 plus years, Fred Godawa was selected to become MuSool Black Belt 34 in MuSool Hapkido.  Godawa is only the one of five to be awarded a Black Belt in MuSool Hapkido in the schools twelve and half year history.  Majority of the Black Belts at MuSool Academy are in Taekwondo (26 Taekwondo Black Belts). 

Godawa will act as one of the Sr. Assistant Instructors in MuSool Hapkido. 

MuSool Academy Promotes Taekwondo Color Belts

MuSool Academy of Martial Arts held two Taekwondo Promotions.  The first was a White to Yellow Belt Promotion and the second was a Yellow Belts and above promotion. 

White Belts that were promoted to Yellow Belts were:
Mathias Arnott
Timothy Daly
Caroline Kelly
Mason Nass
Kaela Padula
Benjamin Yim

 

The other Color Belts that were promoted were:
Lauren Williams - High Yellow Belt
Sammy Earney - Orange Belt
Alex Watson - High Orange Belt
Harry Kim - Blue Belt
Vianne Zhang - Red Belt

Dylan Cimiluca, just returned to MuSool Academy and wanted to go through the basics just to see where he stood.  He did a great job as well. 

MuSool Academy to Host Taekwondo Color Belt Test and MuSool Hapkido Black Belt Selection

MuSool Academy will be hosting a Taekwondo Color Belt Test today. The White to Yellow a Belt Test will start at 9am. High Yellow Belt and above will began at 10am. 

At 2pm Fred Godawa will be going through the MuSool Hapkido Black Belt Selections. 

All events are open to the public. 

MuSool Academy to host SHIELD Against Bullying™ Semainar

October is Bully Prevention Awareness Month. MuSool Academy of Martial Arts (Port Orange) will be kicking off its S.H.I.E.L.D. against Bullying ™ Program. 

On October 12th; MuSool Black Belt Instructors will be conducting a introduction to the SHIELD Against Bullying™  for Elementary students in a special 2 hour seminar.  The Seminar is only $10.00 and all proceeds will be given to the school the student comes from.

Any Seminar Student (ages 8 to 11 years old) will receive incentives to continue their training in MuSool Hapkido.

This program was founded by Shelby Creech, Former Florida of Juvenile Justice Counselor and Brian Stanton, Former Volusia County School Teacher and Domestic Abuse Counsel Instructor. 

R.S.V.P. your spot right away, space is limited.

Hannah Ward AAU USA National Team Alternate

Congratulations to MuSool Black Belt Hannah Ward for becoming an Alternate for the AAU USA National Taekwondo Team. 

Hannah Ward to Compete at US National Team Trials

MuSool Black Belt Hannah Ward will be playing at the US National Taekwondo Team Trials this Sunday. If she wins she will travel with the team to Germany next March. 

MuSool Hapkido Level 1, Lesson 1 Starts Tonight for Teen/Adults.

Level 1, Lesson 1 MuSool Hapkido Class starts tonight at 7pm for all teen/adults. Eight to 12 year old Level 1 starts Wednesday at 630pm. 

Anyone interested in street defense may come in for the next week at no cost. 

This six week course is perfect for adults to get confidence in knowing self-defense and bulletproofing your child. 

Hannah Ward Ready for US National Team Trials

 

 

MuSool Taekwondo Black Belt Hannah Ward will be playing against the best the United States has to offer at the AAU US National Team Trials on September 8th.  Ward was invited to compete at the Team Trials after placing Bronze at the AAU US National Championships on July 2nd. 

 

 

MuSool Academy will post results in real time on the MuSool Academy of Martial Arts (Port Orange) Facebook Page.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/MuSool-Academy-of-Martial-Arts-Port-Orange/155320777888166

 

Hannah Ward Center and her supporting team mates after a special Labor Day Training.

MuSool Academy Update

Labor Day Closure:

MuSool Academy will be closed on Labor Day.  Enjoy your day off.

Hapkido Promotions:

Congratulations to everyone that earned stripes on their belts in this cycle of MuSool Hapkido.  The next cycle of level 1 and 2 start Tuesday, September 3^rd for adults and Wednesday September 4^th for Jr’s 8 to 12 years old. 

The Sr. MuSool Hapkido Class Promotions

James Shuler and Keith Williams both earned an Orange Belt on August 29^th while the rest of the Jr. and Sr. class earned at least one stripe for their current belt.

Here is the breakdown in what is involved in the Level 1 MuSool Hapkido Course.

The course is broken up into 11 regular classes, each one feeding off the classes prior, where you learn specific techniques from one of the four fighting ranges and 1 review class that goes over the previous 11 classes.

The final class is where you put everything together. The 11 learning classes have drills that embed the skills needed for street defense.

After going through this six week course you have a pretty good idea what skills you need for street defense. After doing the course 7 or 8 times, the student should be able to defend themselves from 95% of the attacks that come at you in a self-defense situation.

The student will then obtain a green belt and move to the Level 2 Program where we re-enforce the Level 1 Course but add more to the students arsenal.

The next Level 1 program starts on Tuesday. I hope to see you there.

 

MuSool Hapkido Seminar and Green Belt Testing:

On November 23^rd, there will be a Level 1 MuSool Hapkido Seminar and Green Belt Testing from 9am to 5pm and the testing from 530pm to 630pm.  The cost of the seminar is $65.00 and will include the testing if applicable.  The seminar does not guarantee passing of the Green Belt Test.  The seminar is open to everyone but students must be at least in Orange Belt in MuSool Hapkido or a Black Belt in another art to be considered for the Green Belt Testing. Please RSVP by November 1^st to ensure your spot.

 

Hannah Ward to Compete in the Upcoming AAU/US National Team Trials:

MuSool Black Belt Hannah Ward was invited by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to try out for the 2014 USA National Team.  She will be competing on Sunday September 8^th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  The Team Trials are open to the public.

Upcoming Tournaments:

September 6th – 8th (AAU National Team Trials)

September 28th (Daedo International Championships)

October 3rd (Jacksonville Tournament)

October 26^th (Taekwondo Grand Prix)

November 16^th (City of Palms Taekwondo Invitational)

Students that would like to compete should get permission to take part in the Sport Taekwondo Class on Monday and Wednesday’s from 515pm to 625pm.  All students in this class must have their own sparring gear.

Notebooks:

Students are encouraged to keep a notebook with a copy of the Dojang rules and their belt testing curriculum in it. Both the rules and curriculum can be found in the parent’s room in the black holder.

MuSool Black Belt Selection:

Long time MuSool Hapkido Student, Fred Godawa had to change his MuSool Black Belt Selection from August 31^st to September 21^st at 2pm due to a work related conflict.  Please make plans to come and support Fred in becoming the next MuSool Black Belt.

Upcoming Color Belt Promotion Dates:

September 21^st (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

November 2^nd (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

November 23^rd (Level 1 Hapkido Seminar and Green Belt Testing)

December 7^th (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

Dates may be subject to change.

Taekwondo Promotion Procedures:

Students that go for promotion to Orange Belt and above must have sparring gear and attend sparring classes Friday on a regular basis. If enough classes are not met (including sparring classes), permission for promotion testing cannot be granted.

Promotions are granted based on attitude of the student, aptitude of the student, time limits between each belt, and classes attended between each belt. Parental and School Teachers approval must be met as well.

We take promotions very serious at MuSool Academy and want each student to really earn their next rank. The instructors meet regularly to discuss the progress of each student and the best course of action for their next rank. Obtaining rank takes time and patience on everyone’s part (student, parents, and instructors).

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MuSool Update

 

Jonathan Yu is Selected as MuSool Black Belt 33

After a two and a half hour black belt selection, Jonathan Yu was selected as MuSool Black Belt 33.  If you missed his selection, you missed a great event! 

Four Seasons Taekwondo Tournament Winners:

Saturday August 24^th, six of the MuSool Taekwondo Students competed in Lake Wales’ Florida at the Four Seasons Taekwondo Tournament. 

In Forms the winners were:

Jonathan Yu - Gold

Nicholas Shuler – Gold

Jarrod Williams - Gold

Lauren Williams – Silver

Makenna Kramer – Bronze

Connor Kramer – Bronze

Nichols Shuler

In Sparring the winners were:

Nicholas Shuler – Gold

Jarrod Williams – Gold

Lauren Williams – Gold

Makenna Kramer – Gold

Connor Kramer – Silver

Jonathan Yu – Bronze

v  Jarrod Williams and Connor Kramer had to compete for the second time in the finals.  Jarrod won the golden point after tying 6 to 6 in regular play.  The first time they went against each other Kramer won the golden point at the Battle at the Beach.  Great Job Boys!

 

Makenna Kramer
and
Lauren Williams

Upcoming Tournaments:

September 6th – 8th (AAU National Team Trials)

September 28th (Daedo International Championships)

October 3rd (Jacksonville Tournament)

October 26th (Taekwondo Grand Prix)

November 16th (City of Palms Taekwondo Invitational)

Students that would like to compete should get permission to take part in the Sport Taekwondo Class on Monday and Wednesday’s from 515pm to 625pm. All students in this class must have their own sparring gear.

On September 8th, Hannah Ward will be competing at the AAU/USA Taekwondo Team Trials in Ft. Lauderdale for a spot on the USA TEAM. Any and all students are invited to make the trip to Lauderdale to see her compete.

Notebooks:

Students are encouraged to keep a notebook with a copy of the Dojang rules and their belt testing curriculum in it. Both the rules and curriculum can be found in the parent’s room in the black holder.

Parents:

Parents are more than welcome to stay and watch their students in class. The Masters and Instructors ask that if you are going to talk, to please do so in the parent’s room with the door shut. If you are in the main Dojang part of the school, it is distracting you your student if they hear talking in the back off the room.

We also ask that when your child is on the mat, that you allow us to handle any needs that arise. We appreciate your understanding.

MuSool Black Belt Selection:

Long time MuSool Hapkido Student, Fred Godawa had to change his MuSool Black Belt Selection from August 31st to October 12th due to a work related conflict. Please make plans to come and support Fred in becoming the next MuSool Black Belt.

The Friday Night Fights at MuSool Academy Open Class.

Taekwondo Time/Curriculum Changes: 

After the first week of the Taekwondo time and curriculum change, it is apparent that the change was a great move for the MuSool Academy students. The end of August and September is the start of the martial arts industry’s busy season. Last year in our beginning Taekwondo class (White – Orange Belts), we had upwards to 30 students per class. This year we are averaging 10 to 15 per class. The smaller numbers will help the learning curve and help the MuSool Black Belt Instructors in reaching their goal of producing well trained Martial Technicians The new curriculum’s goal is to produce well rounded Martial Technicians. The focus on the teachings will be 1. Character Development 2. Self-Defense 3. Sport Taekwondo.

Upcoming Color Belt Promotion Dates:

September 21st (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

November 2nd (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

November 23rd (Level 1 Hapkido Testing)

December 7th (Taekwondo Color Belt Testing)

Dates may be subject to change.

Taekwondo Promotion Procedures:

Students that go for promotion to Orange Belt and above must have sparring gear and attend sparring classes Friday on a regular basis. If enough classes are not met (including sparring classes), permission for promotion testing cannot be granted.

Promotions are granted based on attitude of the student, aptitude of the student, time limits between each belt, and classes attended between each belt. Parental and School Teachers approval must be met as well. We take promotions very serious at MuSool Academy and want each student to really earn their next rank. The instructors meet regularly to discuss the progress of each student and the best course of action for their next rank. Obtaining rank takes time and patience on everyone’s part (student, parents, and instructors).

Facebook updates:

We update our Facebook page often and you may get on it by going to www.musool.org and clicking the Facebook Icon at the top left corner of the page.

Please like the page and leave a comment and rate MuSool Academy.