Parents and Students:

Saturday, August 7, 2010 there will be a Black Belt Demonstration following the 2nd Black Belt Test of Eduardo Barilla. This demonstration will provide Free Form, Sparring, Self Defense, and Breaking; refreshments will be served. Please support your family members and come watch them demonstrate their MMA skills.

GM Miller

Saturday, March 13, 2010 Steve’s TKD Ji Do Kwan hosted their Annual “Springtime Karate Wars Tournament”; this event proved to be an exciting day for all competitors. The tournament began at 10:30 A.M. with a Hapkido warm up by the participating Black Belts. Scoring included traditional Taekwondo hand and foot techniques, and Hapkido throws.

The results of this competition are as follows:

Women’s Black Belt Division: 18-19:

Janet Cortez-First Place

Caitlyn Gomez- Second Place

Women’s Black Belt Division 20-25:

Isaura Barillas-First Place

Stephanie Yanez-Second place

Men’s Black Belt Division 18 and up:

Matt Erolin-First Place

Eduardo Barillas-Second Place

Richard Hopkins-Third Place

Children’s

Green-Blue Belt Division:

Kamie Castro-First Place

Bryce Betancourt-Second place

Grand Champion:

Matt Erolin

Steven H. Miller III

In keeping up with what is now a family tradition, the video link below is Grandmaster Miller’s grandson, Steven H. Miller III who was visiting from Connecticut during Thanksgiving. He is demonstrating an elbow wood breaking technique. His lesson on breaking techniques prior to the break involved using the hip motion of twisting to gain momentum and power and the use of Ki (internal energy). He clearly demonstrates this as you see him build up his confidence for his final attempt. No injuries were made during this break; just a lot of confidence building and pride. TKD Jidokwan salutes this new student and his accomplishments!