| 2011 Tournaments |
| February 12th |
Ontario CA |
| March 2nd-5th |
Las Vegas NV |
| April 9th |
Temecula CA |
| June 20th-26th |
Little Rock AR |
| July 16th |
Oxnard CA |
| September 10th |
San Diego CA |
| November TBA |
San Diego CA |
| 2011 Test Dates |
| January |
19th & 20th |
| March |
16th & 17th |
| May |
18th & 19th |
| July |
20th & 21st |
| September |
13th,14th & 15th |
| November |
16th & 17th |
| 2011 Seminars |
| January 29th |
CB |
SSJB |
|
February 26th |
BB |
OSD |
| March 26th |
CB |
SBME |
| April 16th |
BB |
Mid-R |
| May 28th |
CB |
DSJB |
| June 25th |
BB |
DBME |
| July 30th |
CB |
DBME |
| August 27th |
BB |
SN |
| September 24th |
CB |
SN |
| October 29th |
BB |
Mid-R |
| November 19th |
CB |
Mid-R |
| December 17th |
BB |
Long-R |
POOM-SAE/FORMS
The Korean word "poom-sae" means a "form" or "pattern of movements." It
is actually a planned series of movements that combines the physical
skills (such as blocks, strikes, kicks, stances and more) with the
mental skills (such as balance, coordination, discipline, strategy,
focus and more). The target of these movements is an imaginary opponent
of the practitioner's own size.
Why must students learn forms? Many martial art
styles have discontinued the use of the poom-sae or use them only for the
purpose of testing or tournaments. This means they have taken the "do" (as
in TaekwonDO), which means "the way", out of their style. They have in
essence taken the "art" out of "martial art."
Songahm Taekwondo has nine Color Belt and nine Black Belt Forms. Each
form teaches new hand and feet techniques. In addition, each form trains
specific muscle groups. After completion of the color belt curriculum,
the student will have conditioned every major muscle group and most
minor muscles in their body.
