VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 JAN 10, 2017 MARSHALL S ATA BLACK BELT TIMES MARSHALL S ATA MARTIAL ARTS 1800 BRINKER ROAD SUITE #200 DENTON, TX. 76208 WWW.MARSHALLSATA.COM Marshall s ATA Reopens on Mon Jan 3rd with Regular Schedule Marshall s ATA Reopens on Mon Jan 3rd, 2017 with Regular Class Schedule Happy New Year! Welcome back. We hope you all had a peaceful and relaxing holiday season and are now ready to resume the pursuit of your martial arts training goals in this New Year. Marshall s ATA reopened with our current regular class schedule on Jan 3rd. I have revealed our New Word of the Cycle which is now ACTION! Also, during this new year 2017, Buddy Days at Marshall s ATA are now EVERY day. Please invite your friends or family to workout with you and giv e t hem t he g ift t hat keeps on giving. If a student brings in a friend or two who signs up on an Introductory Training program that student will receiv e a M ars hal l B uc k voucher worth $50.00 in merchandise. If the students signs up on a Black Belt Program, the student will receive a $50.00 prepaid Visa card. The mission of the ATA in this Year is to grow the ATA Family. Marshall s ATA January Leadership Class The Marshall s ATA January Leadership classes will be held this month on Sat Jan 14th & 28th from 8:30am to 9:30am. The format of the class will be dissemination of the most current information from ATA HQ and the Leadership themes of the month. We will also share new school information & planning during a question and answer segment about the happenings specific to Marshall s ATA for the New Year 2017. We will also work on new material and class structure. We will have our Leadership Fitness workout that will facilitate coverage of o u r r e q u i r e d C a r d i o / Strength/Flexibility & Agility material as well. With Sincerest Gratitude & Appreciation I would like to thank the staff of Marshall s ATA for your unwavering support & faithfulness during the previous year 2016. Thank you so very much Mrs. Sandy Arcuri for your faithfulness, diligence and your wonderful attitude all year long at Marshall s ATA. Your attentiveness to the Leadership Team is simply wonderful. I would like to thank Dr. Charles Kurtz for his time and efforts with the weapons class each week, for his excellent rep resent ation of Marshall s ATA at the various regional tournaments, and for all you do each week. I would like to thank Mr. John Manzer for all of his contributions & faithfulness especially on the grill and IT support & Word of the Cycle Banners. I would also like to thank the wonderful parents who have been here to support their children on the Marshall s ATA Leadership Team & the Demo Team. With our sincerest gratitude we say thank you for your faithfulness and attentiveness to all the members especially on Saturdays during the Demo Team practices. The Demo Team lunches are so appreciated, delicious and highly anticipated by all of us. I would also like to thank my son, Rob Marshall for being our DJ, Kick Boxing & Zumba instructor in 2016. Back to Life at Marshall s ATA 2017 The Holidays have winded down and the lights and decorations are stowed away for another year. Loved ones have returned home or we ve made our way back over the highways, byways or through the air to our warm & comfortable homes. Instead of visions of sugar plums dancing in the children s heads, now comes the return to the classroom and the cacophony of school, the routines of after school teams, activities and the resumption of our individual schedules. Most of our days will be a continuation of our lives but years are a time capsule and each year holds information that can be useful to us if we will take inventory of them and decide what to hold on to and what to discard. Special points of interest: Marshall s ATA Reopens on Mon Jan 3rd, 2017 with Regular class schedule. During this New Year 2017, Buddy Day will be EVERY day at Marshall s ATA. January Leadership Workouts Sat Jan 14th & 28th 8:30-9:30am Marshall s ATA will be Closed for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr holiday on Mon Jan 16th, 2017. Marshall s ATA will Host an Abduction & Bully Prevention Class on Jan 28th, 2017 21-Day Challenge on Jan 23 Master Kevin Henderson s Stars & Stripes Class A tournament scheduled Feb 24th & 25th in Humble, TX. Tournaments: Humble, TX Master Kevin Henderson Spring Nat ls Las Vegas 02/24 & 02/25 02/08 Thru 2/11 Cancellation of Private Lessons If you are unable to attend a previously scheduled private lesson, please provide at least a 24 hour notice of cancellation. There will be a 50% cancellation fee without prior notification
Marshall s ATA 2016 Year in Review Page 2 Jan - Marshall s ATA reopens on January 4th with our regular schedule with full uniforms. Black Belt Induction Ceremony on Jan 8th. Feb - Leap Year Belt Testing and the 21 Day Challenge. Sr. Master Kevin Henderson s Stars & Stripes tournament in Humble Texas. March - Marshall s ATA first ever White Belt Testing. Marshall s ATA Spring In-School Tournament. April - Spring/Easter Belt Testing. Dallas Duel Tournament at the Plano Events Center. Parent Appreciation Day May - One Year Anniversary at Brinker Crossing location. Summer Uniforms authorized in the month of May. Mother s Day appreciation day. June- Father s Day Summer Belt Testing. Marshall s ATA activates the Summer Class Sched. Rob Marshall conducts Zumba Classes at Marshall s ATA. South District Championships. CMaster Robert Allemier & CMaster William Clark are elevated to the rank of 9th Degree Black Belt July- Marshall s ATA Closed for 4th of July Holiday. Songahm World Expo in Littlerock, Ar. Marshall s ATA 4th of July Summer Picnic at Waterworks Park. Marshall s ATA Leadership Team had a fun outing at the University Lanes Bowling alley. Marshall s ATA Summer In- School tournament. Aug- Chief Master Mark Sustaire s Texas Twister Class A tournament in Allen, TX. Marshall s ATA re-grand Opening Celebration. Marshall s ATA Back-to-School Board Break Testing & Belt Testing. Congrats Marcellus Jackson & Trent Brooks. Meet the Teacher night. School resumes in the Denton ISD. The Zumba & Cardio Kickboxing classes offerings are completed at Marshall s. Sep- Marshall s ATA Closed for Labor Day Holiday. Conroe, TX. Tournament hosted by Cmstr Kathy Lee and Srmst Ken Reynolds. Oct - Back to Full Uniforms. Songahm Fall Nat ls in Orlando. Fall Harvest Belt Testing. Fall Harvest Festival & Costume Party. Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Demo at W.S. Ryan Elementary School and Peterbilt Corporation in Denton. Improvement. Marshall s ATA closed for Halloween Trick or Treaters on Oct 31st. Nov - Marshall s ATA reopens on Nov 1st. Election Day. Daylight Savings Time begins. Houston Championship Tournament. Veteran s Day. Denton ISD Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Marshall s ATA Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Marshall s ATA reopens after Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Improvement. Dec Houston Championship Tournament. Veteran s Day. Denton ISD Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Marshall s ATA Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Marshall s ATA reopens after Thanksgiving Holiday Break. Improvement. Peyton Clouse competed in a Regional Tournament in Conroe, TX hosted by Mr. Calob Cox. Marshall s ATA Christmas /Winter board Break Testing. Marshall s ATA Christmas/Winter Belt Testing. Marshall s ATA Leadership & Demo Team had a fun outing at the Denton Altitude trampoline Park. Denton ISD closes or Christmas/Winter Break. Marshall s ATA conducts Christmas/ Winter Board Break Testing. 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 complete uniform. Leadership students are expected to assist in whatever capacity Congratulations: to Mr. Marcellus Jackson on this successful Midterm on his 1st Degree Decided Black Belt. Congratulations: to Jose Quiroz, Monica Ramon, Dulce Gervacio, Leila Cotman, Sophie Leija, Claetyn Moore, Chris Paramo, Christian Slovacek on their successful 1st midterm on their 1st Degree Recommended Black Belt. Keep up the great work! Marshall s ATA Abduction & Bullying Prevention Marshall s ATA will be conducting an Abduction & Bullying Prevention Class on Saturday January 28th, 2017. This is a class that I would like all of our students to attend without wearing their uniform. This will be a great class for all levels of students and non students so please invite friend. We will discuss real world dangerous situations and threatening scenarios from a non martial artist perspective. We will discuss de-escalation and defusing techniques to prevent potential confrontations. Non violent mediation tactics should always be the first option in any potential physical confrontation while being aware that there other self-defense options that could be deployed should the need arise to remove yourself from a violent or even life threatening altercation. One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old. 34% of people who sexually abuse a child are family members. 12.3% of women were age 10 or younger at the time of their first rape/victimization, and 30% of women were between that ages of 11 and 17. 27.8% of men were age 10 or younger at the time of their first rape/victimization.
Solidarity in Store for Denton s MLK Day Page 3 Events are set for Denton s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Jan 16th. This year s theme, Our Past Will Shape Our Future. looks to bring together traditional elements of the annual observation, along with some additions and more than an estimated 1,000 participants throughout the day, according to organizers. All activities are free and open to the public. Among the festivities slated is an 11:00 am, youth flag football tournament; a 3 pm rally at the University of North Texas Union, 1155 Union Circle followed by a 4 pm march from the Union to Fred Moore Park, 501 S. Bradshaw Street. Participants from UNT, the community and the southeast Denton neighborhood are expected to meet up at the park and complete the quarter-mile walk from the park to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson, St. where a celebratory program is planned directly afterward. Program performers and speakers include the Ryan High School ROTC presenting the colors; the American Legion Senior Center Choir performing the National Anthem; Step teams from Braswell and Ryan High Schools; District 1 Council Member Kevin Roden, who is slated to read a proclamation; UNT s ETA Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc. leading a brief presentation.; and remarks from a member of the Denton Ministerial Alliance. Food and refreshments will be served. Annually, the gathering brings together hundreds of people of all races, creeds, genders and ages, to sing march and celebrate. Many carry signs signifying the impact of Dr. King s life, message and legacy on American society. Born Jan 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. King was an African American minister, and activist who advocated nonviolence, in fighting, marching and demonstrating for the civil rights of Black Americans. He also spoke out against injustice toward the poor and Blacks. A recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King is most known for his I Have A Dream Speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the 1963 March on Washington. At the age of 39, Dr. King was assassinated April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. The efforts of Dr. King and many others led to advancements for people of color, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing the 3rd Monday of every January as a National Holiday known as Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. Day. The first national holiday was observed in 1986. Congress designated the King holiday a National Day of Service in 1994, and since then, Americans have commemorated the holiday by coming together to serve neighbors in their communities. For more details on Denton s annual Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. holiday festivities, call (940) 349-8575. 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 complete uniform. Leadership students are expected to assist in whatever capacity 21-Day Challenge Starting Jan 23rd, 2017 Marshall s ATA conducted our first ever 21-Day Challenge last year in February. I decided to conduct this 21-Day challenge as a voluntary experiment to test the students Will, Resolve, Commitment and Accountability to seeing a positive predetermined task all the way through to the end. I was genuinely surprised at how committed the students were to their 21-Day Challenges last year and I feel that it went very well. Some students committed to being diligent and persistent in making up their bed every single day for 21 straight days. Some committed to doing 21 straight days of 20 push ups. Some students committed to giving up television, or sugary snacks for 21 straight days. Some students decided to do a kind deed everyday for 21 straight days. There was a signup sheet for the students who committed to the Challenge. The students provided documentation from their accountability partners or parents stating that they did indeed complete their challenge. I would like to offer this 21-Day Challenge again this year in February 2017 and perhaps annually. This is an opportunity to purify our mind and body. To organize our environment at home, school or work. To declutter all of the detritus that accumulated during the Holidays and previous years. To focus on our diet and health. Perhaps we need to go to bed earlier or get out of bed earlier in order to complete our 21-Day Challenge. We understand that 21 Days is not a long period of time, but the object is to simply find a point at which to BEGIN to make the positive changes that could lead to so many more beneficial changes throughout this new year 2017. To your health.
New Word of the Cycle - Action Page 4 My 2017 New Year s Word of the Cycle: ACTION Action The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. Used by a movie director as a command to begin. A thing done; an ACT. A gesture or movement, a manner or style of doing something, typically the way in which a mechanism works or a person moves. The mechanism that makes a machine or instrument work. Activate - means to make (something) active or operative. Initiate - means to cause (a process or action) to begin. My first 2017 New Year s Word of the Cycle: ACTION Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. Mahatma Gandhi Continued 2016 Year in Review December Marcellus Jackson completes his Black Belt Midterm. Marshall s ATA Christmas/Winter Belt Testing. The New Word of the Cycle was unveiled as ACTION. Marshall s ATA closed for Christmas Holiday break. Marshall s ATA reopens after the Christmas holiday with our regular schedule. Marshall s ATA closed for the New Year s Holiday and reopened on January 3rd, 2017. Marshall s ATA Check In This year in 2017, I would like to ask all of our families who have access to a smart phone and a Facebook account to please do a Check In as soon as they arrive on the Marshall s ATA premises. I am curious as to whether or not Social media will be something useful to our school. It has been suggested that we should start using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the Web to share our school with the community. Let s give it a shot and see what happens.
Page 5 Happy New Year! From Marshall s ATA Thank you to our Super Moms Ms. Christina Grupico Mrs. Debby Jordan Ms. Djenane Narcisse Mrs. Angela Preziose Clouse Mrs. Emma Guzman Ramon Mrs. Ashton Lanay Moore Mrs. Odeta Begaj Mrs. Cindy Cullum Mrs. Susan Wright Worley Mrs. Tiffany Tuyet Van Nguyen Mrs. Mayra Amaya