Marshall’s ATA Leap Day Post-Testing Pt 1 & 2 Marshall’s ATA White Belt Test-ing

Marshall’s ATA In-School Tournament

MARSHALL’S ATA MARTIAL ARTS

1800 BRINKER RD. SUITE 200

DENTON, TX. 76208

WWW.MARSHALLSATA.COM

ATA patch.

Marshall’s ATA Spring

In-School tournament

Marshall’s ATA will host

our Spring In-School Tour-nament on Sat, March

26th, beginning at 9:30am to 1:00pm. The total cost to

participate in all events is

only $40.00. This is a per-fect opportunity to prepare

for the Dallas Duel Class A Tour nament hosted by

Master Eric Pechacek on

April 8th & 9th in Dallas, TX

Marshall’s ATA March

Leadership Classes

We will be hosting our

March Leadership Classes

Sat Mar 5th & 19th from 8:30 - 9:30am. We will be

discussing “Loyalty” & “Class Structure.” We will

per f ect our Com pl et e

Forms, Sparring & Weap-ons. We will also work on

Competition techniques & tactics for those attending

the Songahm Spring Natl’s

in Las Vegas, NV or Dallas

Duel Tournament in April.

M a r s h a l l ’ s A T A

Leap Day Post-Test Pt 1

& 2

The Marshall’s Leap Day

Post Testing will be taking place on Mon, Feb 29th.

Those authorized stu-dents needing to Test or

re-break boards or who

were unable to participate in the Belt Testing due to

illness or prior commit-ment, may receive their

new belt or a stripe on the

right side of their belt after a successful midterm

or Testing on this day for a total of four stripes. This

will indicate that all re-

quirements have been met for promotion and/or

advancement to the next

stripe or belt level.

M a r s h a l l ’ s A T A

New White Belt Testing

Marshall’s ATA will con-duct a Basic Technique &

Knowledge Test for our new White Belt students on

Sat, March 12th during the

W,O,Y,C,G class . White B e lt s t ude nt s m ust b e

signed up on the Black Belt

Club program in order to

participate. The students will demonstrate bowing

onto the mat; present & col-lect attendance cards; per-

form an instructor led basic warm-up & stretching seg-

ment. Display knowledge of

basic commands such as:

Chahreot Kyeongneh

Shejak

Bahro

Set

Shiuh

The new students will show

#1,2,3&4 Front Kick and Jab,

Cross & Hook Punches. They will demonstrate a

F r ont S ta nce & Mi ddl e Stance. Demonstrate a High

Block & Low Block, Single

Step/Double Step fwd & bkwd. The Test will then

culminate with a demonstra-tion of the first 5 movements

of Songahm One. Upon suc-cessful demonstration, we

will present the students

with their new White Belt &

Marshall’s ATA In-School Tournament 2016

Marshall’s ATA Summer Camps 2016

Marshall’s ATA will be con-ducting our Annual Summer

Camps this year starting with

the Fitness/Sparring Camp on June 13th thru the 17th , the

Weapons Camp July 18th thru 22nd & the Rank Training

Advancement Camp on Aug

15th thru the 19th.

The cost of the Fitness/Sparring & the Weapons

Camp is $225.00 each. The R a n k A d v a n c e m e n t

Training Camp is $250.00.

The additional $25.00 will cover the cost of the admin

fee for the Belt Testing that

we will conduct at the end

of the Camp on Fri Aug 19th and will NOT be discounted. There

will be a $25.00 early bird dis-

count for those families who elect to pay for Camp by May 2nd.

There will be a $50.00 discount if the Fitness/Sparring & Weapons

Camp are packaged together.

Multi child discounts available.

MAR 1, 2016 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3

MARSHALL’S ATA BLACK BELT TIMES

Special points of inter-

est:

Master Kevin Hender-

son’s Class A Regional

Tournament

Marshall’s ATA Leap

Day Post Test Mon Feb

29th & Tue March 1st

White Belt Testing

Marshall’s ATA

Wednesday March-

Buddy Days

March Birthdays

Marshall’s ATA

In-School Tournament

March 26th.

Marshall’s ATA 2016

Summer Camps

Tournaments:

Songahm Spring

Nat’ls Las Vegas,

NV Class -AA

3/29

to

4/02

2016

Dallas Duel

Master Eric

Pechacek - A -

4/8

To

4/9

2016

Accomplishment

"Strengthening skill sets is one thing that a person trying to accomplish any goal should practice."

"It is very simple to do any-thing when it is a part of who you are, and very difficult to do something when you 'try' to accomplish it." - Jonathan Bell

Protocol for Testing

Students must be on a

program in order to be eligible to test.

Students must wear their traditional white

uniform. Any student who is at the testing

but not participating

is still expected to be wearing their com-

plete uniform. Lead-ership students are

expected to assist in whatever capacity

necessary.

I once heard a strange

word. It is a word that I had heard before, but I never

thought much about the ac-

tual meaning of the word ‘ s ch ad en freu de ’ Nou n:

meaning: Pleasure derived by someone from another

p e rso n ’s m is fo rtun e . I thought ‘Can you believe

such a word actually ex-

ists?’ I then heard someone ask “When are we going to

declare the era of magical thinking to be over? When

are we going to disavow this nonsense that poverty

is a mindset as opposed to a

material condition?

And when are we going to

vanquish those--like new age gurus--who teach that

right thinking can over-

come anything?”

They then said “I've got

news folks, the people who contro l the wo rld 's re-

sources don't do it through

positive thinking, but with

bombs and the unapologet-ic use of violence. At best,

any beneficial (as opposed

to unrealistic) belief system can righteously embolden

you to take to the battle-field. These beliefs can

center you as you fight back against a serious

threat to your homeland or

safety, but beliefs are not in and of themselves the tools

used for fighting, however. I think, as a group, the mar-

tial arts community's com-plete, sustained and delib-

erate application of

"immersion therapy," founded upon the philo-

sophical epistemology of "Existentialism and Re-

spect"...until there is anoth-er marked, measured, and

forward moving process,

with the goal of rebooting our entire collective oper-

ating system to completely "wipeout" all trace of

psychosis with materialism

and its byproducts, should be the "consecrated" sys-

tematic order in the new

millennium. Beliefs can also be a "rest stop" for

those in denial...a reason NOT to fight. Freedom &

security costs, and it's a cost most of us are not will-

ing to pay. There are peo-

ple out there who will con-stantly tell you what you

‘can’t do’, what you’ve got to do is turn around and

say to them “WATCH ME.” Show respect even to peo-

ple who don’t deserve it;

not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflec-

tion of yours. - Dave Willis

….. ..STAY POSITIVE…..

When someone you love slips from this world, your

perspective changes and

you realize what is important and what is a

waste of emotional energy.

Are You Going to Believe Your Ears or Listen With Your Heart? Page 2

Stars & Stripes Class - A - Tournament Feb 26th & 27th in Humble, TX Master Kevin Henderson

Marshall’s ATA Leap Day Belt Post-Testing Mon Feb 29th & Tue, March 1st

Marshall’s ATA Leadership Classes Sat Mar 5th & 19th, 2016 Loyalty & Class Structure

Marshall’s ATA White Belt Testing Sat, March 12th

Marshall’s ATA Spring In-School Tournament on March 26th

Marshall’s ATA Fitness/Sparring, Weapons & Rank Advancement Training Camps SUMMER 2016

Reaching Maximum Potential Through Black Belt Excellence

I would like to congratulate the students of Marshall’s ATA who traveled to Humble, TX on Feb 26th & 27th and com-

peted in Master Kevin Henderson’s eleventh Annual Stars &

Stripes Class A Regional tournament.

Miss Dulce Gervacio - Competitor Medal

Miss Monica Ramon - Competitor Medal

Miss Olivia Hollander - Competitor Medal

Miss Payten Clouse - 3rd in Combat Weapons

Miss Sarahbeall Shaffer - Competitor Medal

Mr. John Manzer - Competitor Medal

Mrs. Sandy Arcuri - 3rd in Forms & Weapons, 2nd

Sparring

This is a major late season regional tournament that had 900 competitors. I hope you all learned a lot and had a

great experience.

The Stars & Stripes Regional Tournament in Humble, TX Page 3

The Feb 2016 Marshall’s ATA Black Belt Midterm & Testing Page 4

Page 5 Thank You Mrs. Arcuri

Mrs. Arcuri, I just want to say ‘Thank You!”

Your faithfulness and loyalty is so appreciated

by us and I think that it is long overdue that I

take a moment to say how much I appreciate all

that you do and all that you are to us. A letter

listing all the thoughtful things you have done

over the years would be ten feet long. You are

very special for lots of reasons. Whether the

event is a birthday party, Valentine’s Day gifts,

holidays, Testings, Snacks for Campers,

Parent’s Night Out, Pumpkin Carving Contests,

sewing on patches and embroidery services or

just those little niceties that you are always so

thoughtful with. You radiate kindness and pa-

tience with the kids, adults and new students

with the kindness in your eyes and that smile in

your voice. Life can get so hectic sometimes

and whenever we feel like we’re being pulled

in a hundred different directions, there’s that

special something extra that you always seem

to think of. I am not a very sentimental person

and I know that I probably take you for granted

because you are so steady and consistent.

When we moved the school last year even

though it was only a few miles to the east, it still

was a major logistical undertaking with all of

the work, painting, utilities, mail, phones, inter-

net, email issues, construction, inspections,

certifications, moving office furniture, etc. All of

this with a deadline for a Grand Opening cele-

bration date. We were able to conduct classes

during this extremely busy time because you

were there to help us. And when we needed to

be away from the school in order to tend to

personal family issues for an extended period

of time, I could not think of a solution to keep

Marshall’s ATA operational under the circum-

stances and I considered shutting the school

down. I could not impose on my son to do all

that he, you, Dr. Kurtz, Mr. Manzer and the Jun-

ior Leadership Team ultimately ended up do-

ing to keep the school open while we were

away. I didn’t even have to ask. You’ll never

know how much that meant to us. Thank you.

Page 6 In Loving Memory of Mrs. Lola M. Marshall-Thompson

March 4th, 1941 Nov 29th, 2015

Life is but a stopping place,

A pause in what’s to be,

A resting place along the road,

to sweet eternity.

We all have different journeys.

Different paths along the way,

We all were meant to learn some things, but never meant

to stay…

Our destination is a place,

Far greater than we know.

For some the journey’s quicker,

For some the journey’s slow.

And when the journey finally ends,

We’ll claim a great reward,

And find an everlasting peace, we Together with the lord...

In Loving memory of my Dear Mother;

Mrs. Lola M. Marshall-Thompson - May she Rest in Peace