He was best known for his annual event, "The Oriental World of Self-Defense", which the Cheezic Tang Soo Do Federation was planning to attend on June 1, 2013. If the event is still to be held, there is still a tentative plan on attending. Please let Grandmaster Cheezic know.

Ms. Goldfarb performed exceptionally well. Her technique was crisp and her stances were solid. We are very proud to announce her as our newest Third Dan at Sawyer's Martial Arts! Be sure to congratulate her next time you see her.

Congratulations black belts!

That means our students have less than a month to tighten up those moves, polish up those forms and get ready to test for their next belt level!

For more information on the test, please see our events page here.

There is a new location for the Cheezic Tang Soo Do Federation Challenge: Sparring & Weapons.

The upcoming CTSD tournament competition will be held at the United Athletic Center of Waterbury on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

The Center is a huge indoor sports facility with plenty of competition ring space, spectator and parking room.The Center is located at 28 Hamilton Park Road in Waterbury, CT. Directions can be found on the Center's website. We look forward to a great turnout from all Federation dojangs at this upcoming event.

The registration fee remains the same ($30 to compete, $5 for spectators). A registration form for this event is located online at CheezicTSD.com. You may print it out, complete it and bring it with you to the tournament or you may register onsite as usual. Registration begins at 8:30am, eliminations at 9:30am.

Student spotlight is aimed at learning more about our students and classmates. This months spotlight is on Logan Orschel, a green belt in our youth class. Click read more to read about Logan.

Please make note of the new location: Holy Cross High School is the same location where our annual Connecticut Yankee Nationals Open Tournament is held.

We are very excited that our first event for the year will be at this new venue. Tournament divisions for this event (sparring and weapons) have been streamlined, so please make a note of the appropriate divisions for you and your students. 

Sawyer's Martial Arts
December 2012 Newsletter

Student spotlight is aimed at learning more about our students and classmates. This months spotlight is on Ben Vrabel, a green belt in our youth class. Click read more to read about Ben.

Mr. Kowalski performed exceptionally well in his forms and sparring showing great technique and control. We are please do announce that Mr. Kowalski passed with great success. Please welcome and congratulate him as our newset black belt, number 2336!

The Black Belt Spotlight is aimed to help you get to know your instructors and black belts a little more. It only seems right that the first spotlight focus on the person responsible for Sawyer's Martial Arts, Master Sawyer. Click "read more" to continue reading

1) Access to videos of Forms and One Steps to help with practicing!

Not everyone has a computer right next to an open area to workout. So we've been updating all of our video content to work with mobile tablets, smart phones and of course laptops to help make practicing easier no matter where you you have room. We have more content planned as well!

2) Email notifications of announcements and storm closings.

We all know this wonderful New England weather can change almost by the minute, which can make winter storms hard to predict. Anytime we have to close the school due to an emergency, we send out an email to our SMA account members to let them know.

3) Online store for easy ordering.

Did you know we have an online store for SMA account holders? You can order sparring pads, uniforms (even ones trimmed and patched), and pay monthly tuition. (OK so you don't need an account for the last one!) Orders placed by students can even get free shipping on their order when shipped to the school.

4) Comment on and rate photos, news posts, events and more

Just about every page has a little comments field that you can use to share your opinion, ask a question, or interact with other users. You can even rate most photos and posts.

5) Dojang rules, curriculum and student articles and more

We have lots of great articles for SMA accounts only that include Dojang rules, Tang Soo Do Tenants, updated curriculum, practicing and tournament guides! We always working on more, so it's only getting better.

It's FREE!

Ok so maybe that's not reason, but SMA accounts are free for students, parents, and all of our martial arts friends. (Only active students/parents will be able to view forms and one-step videos).

If you haven't already, click here to sign up for your free SMA account.

The Federation awards banquet is scheduled for February 2013. Master Hinman will have a sign up sheet at the dojang for students, parents, friends and family that are interested in attending and receiving honors for their hard work.

Here are the results for Sawyer's Martial Arts:

We are very proud of our students. It takes extra courage and discipline to compete and match your martial arts skills against your peers.

The planned Halloween Class will be moved to Nov 1st from 6PM to 7:15PM pending weather and power.

We hope everyone stays safe, warm, dry, and with power.

On the Friday before the tournament a special Black Belt test was held for SLU student Shaun Black, who excelled at each stage presented. The rest of the weekend consisted of celebrations and training for Sunday.

Students will be informed a head of time if they will be testing and our instructors will ready them accordingly to ensure they will succeed.

If you have any questions please contact Master Sawyer or Master Hinman, or check our events or Facebook page for more details.