Tiger-Rock Weekly News

Dear Parents/Students,

We are now 2 weeks away from Testing.

Monday evening there will be an Adult Instructor Meeting at 6:50 PM.

Yellow Belts, it is time to Pre-Order your Sparring Gear...the deadline is on TUESDAY, Jan 25th.

Level 3 Red Belts & Black Belts should have ordered their embroidered belt. If you have not done so, please contact your instructor via e-mail immediately.

Bryce Bicknell - bryce_@trmawoodlands.com

Matthew Hartman - matt_@trmawoodlands.com

Jacob Hurst - jacob_@trmawoodlands.com

David White - david_@trmawoodlands.com

Let's have a great week of training. See you on the mats!!!

Sincerely,

The Instructors

Tiger-Rock Martial Arts of The Woodlands

Belt Testing (February 7th-10th)

BELT TESTING REQUIREMENT

The Belt Exam consists of 6 segments (Forms, Sparring, Board Breaking, Oral Presentation, Strength and Conditioning, and Defensive and Life Skills). Students must pass 4 of the 6 segments to promote in rank. There are no do-overs or retests. However, a struggle with one aspect of the exam (such as a mistake on the form, or with board breaking) will not constitute a no-change by itself, as long as the student is successful in passing 4 of the 6 segments they will receive an advance in rank.

Board Breaking - All students will now be required to attempt to complete 4 Board Breaks, two with hands, one with a front kick, and one with a sidekick. Students receive one attempt for each technique. There will also be a time limit of 12 seconds for Black Belts and 15 seconds for Color Belts. This process will be very similar to the Board Breaking Competition at the Championships. The number of required breaks is based on belt rank. In order to pass the Board Breaking segment...
White, Yellow, & Green Belts must break 1 Board
Blue, Brown, and Red Belts must break 2 Boards
Black Belts must break 3 Boards

Oral Presentation - All Students will be required to perform a short Oral Presentation for the Judges. All students will recite their part of the Tiger-Rock RISE Journey Please see below for the oral presentation and start practicing at home.