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Parents of Taekwon-Do students and Adult Taekwon-Do students - Please adhere to the TKD dress code at EMA.  You may wear your full uniform with your belt OR you may substitute your uniform jacket for a PLAIN WHITE T-Shirt or an EMA T-shirt with the EMA logo on it.  Thank you for keeping EMA looking sharp and disciplined.
 
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From Master H:
St. Jude
I am participating in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to support the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. 

Will you help me support St. Jude by donating today?

Click HERE to help : http://heroes.stjude.org/montyhendrix

Currently, we have "edged" into first place for online fundraising for St. Jude at the Chicago Marathon !   Please help keep us there!!

How your donation helps
  • Thanks to donors like you, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything, including lodging, food and travel.
  • St. Jude will continue to improve treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases through its groundbreaking research.
  • For every child treated here, thousands more have been saved worldwide through St. Jude discoveries.
Please visit my St. Jude Heroes fundraising page to make a donation. It doesn't have to be a "BIG" donation. Any amount will help and will be greatly appreciated! Also, if you know any person or business that is looking for a cause to support or tax write off please share our fundraising page with them. You can also help the cause by sharing this link on your facebook page: 
http://heroes.stjude.org/montyhendrix

Thank you to everyone!

Master H. 

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 Ashlyn Johnson ..Chris Harvey Award
Ashlyn Johnson 
The 2013 Recipient of the Chris Harvey Memorial Award

 

The 2nd annual Christopher Harvey Outstanding Young Black Belt Award has been awarded to Ms. Ashlyn Johnson for her dedication to TaeKwon Do, her fortitude, intelligence and outstanding character. 

 

Last year Christopher's family and I started a program to fund this very special award each year. Please, click the link below to learn how to contribute so that we can keep this very important award available for many years to come:

 

Click Here to Learn More.

  

Each year the award will be given to a young black belt who I know exhibits Christopher's: Heart, courage, and high standards ! In this way we can honor and perpetuate Christopher's spirit through other young martial artists. This is an award given to a special person each year in the honor of Christopher - another very special person.

 

-Master Monty Hendrix

7th Degree Black Belt

Proud martial arts instructor of Mr. Christopher Harvey


 

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Have you been wanting to train with Essential Martial Arts? 
Now is the time - check out our new member trial !
   



Bully Busting

 Bully

 Master Hendrix has designed a BULLY program for elementary school classes that does not involve contact but rather a discussion in how to identify and deal with the bully "situation".  If you think your child's class could benefit from this program, please have the teacher contact Master Hendrix. The program is FREE.
 

Master and Mrs. Master Hendrix were honored to be among the few selected presenters at the 

7th Annual Korean Martial Arts Festival in Florida in April! 


 
 

Mrs H Korean Martial Arts Festival 2013  

 

 

 Report Card time is here!
 
Please remember to bring in your
 report card for  stars and special patches!  Stars are awarded for Straight "A" and "A/B" honor rolls, excellent behavior and perfect attendance. For every 9 stars you achieve you will be awarded a special patch!  

Bring in your report card to an instructor and REAP YOUR REWARDS! 
 
Don't forget- If you achieve PERFECT ATTENDANCE at school for the ENTIRE year (no exceptions), you qualify for the PERFECT ATTENDANCE RED JACKET!! 
 
Red Jacket picture 

OUR MASCOT: "Athena"
Athena & Princess S


As a fun side note we would like to give a little pat on the head to EMA's mascot "ATHENA the Great Dane" for passing her good citizenship training.  She spent nearly three weeks with Charlie Holder from Charlie's K-9's in Clemmons, NC. She can now: Come when called, Heel, Sit, Lie Down and Stay.  She can also nearly do all of these commands off leash!  Big thanks to Mr. Holder.  
 

 

Forward to a friend.

Do you have a friend or family member you care about and would like them to receive this informative newsletter so they can get the safety tips and stay in the loop of all things EMA? 

 

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Just forward this newsletter to them and have them go to the bottom left and click on "newsletter sign-up."
 
If you really care about them, consider buying them a trial membership to EMA.   ;)

 

Friends of EMA

Master Hendrix and Essential Martial Arts pride ourselves in the extensive network of friends we have in the martial arts community.

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Congratulations to Master Ellen Hendrix who was tested and  promoted to Taekwon-Do 5th Degree Black Belt on Friday, May 31st by special guest Grand Master KS Hwang.  The following day many dedicated EMA martial artists attended a special seminar with Grand Master Hwang. 

Click HERE to see several pictures from Master Ellen's Testing. 

 

Click HERE to see a VIDEO CLIP of one of Master Ellen Hendrix' board breaks from her test.

 

 

Master Ellen Hendrix testing for 5th degree black belt on Friday, May 31st.

  

 

Master Ellen Hendrix being promoted to 5th degree black belt by GM Hwang. 

  

 

 Mr. Stefano Weston tested for and passed his 4th degree black belt test for Master Monty Hendrix on Friday, May 3rd and was awarded his U-ITF 4th degree black belt certificate on May 31st by Grand Master Hwang after Master Ellen Hendrix' test. 

  

 

 Mr. Jeremy Kent  tested for and passed his 4th degree black belt test for Master Monty Hendrix on Friday, May 3rd and was awarded his U-ITF 4th degree black belt certificate on May 31st by Grand Master Hwang after Master Ellen Hendrix' test. 

 

 The ladies of EMA celebrating after Master Ellen Hendrix' test. 

 

 


On Saturday, June 1st, Master Hendrix and Essential Martial Arts sponsored Grand Master Hwang for a special Taekwon-Do seminar!   
  What an awesome group at the seminar !

 

  Even the little ones had a great time !

 

  ... And so did the big ones....

 

 

EMA Calendar

 
Very Important Closings and Schedule Adjustments:

 

  • The MORNING & MID-DAY (11 am thru 1:45pm) classes of Tai Chi, Jeet Kune Do, HapKiDo & Taekwon-Do will NOT meet in Greensboro on the following days due to kids summer camp:  
  • Monday, June 10, 
  • Thursday, June 13th, 
  • Monday, August 5th 
  • Thursday August 8th.  
  •  ALL EVENING classes will still meet on these days.
  • All EMA locations will be closed the week of Monday, July 1st thru Saturday, July 6th to celebrate the "Fourth of July" 
  • SPECIAL NOTE FOR LUNCH TIME STUDENTS:
    In Greensboro during the months of JUNE, JULY & AUGUST the 12:10 Taekwon-Do class will start at 1 pm and end at 1:45pm.  This is a popular class during the summer and this adjustment will allow this class to have full use of the studio during the summer months without the HapKiDo class going on at the same time. HapKiDo will still meet at the current time of 12:10.
 
 

 JUNE EMA PROMOTIONS
SC June 2013
Stoney Creek Test
June 3rd, 2013
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HKD 2 GSO June 2013

Greensboro Hapkido Test
June 5th, 2013 
CONGRATULATIONS to our NEWEST Black Belt
Promotions !!
Tom Cranford 1st Degree Black Belt and
Frankie Smith 1st Degree Black Belt
(Also Pictured: J. Reid promoted to Orange Belt, 
Not Pictured: Justin McKinney new Yellow Belt and 
Jim Chandler new Purple Belt)
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OR June 2013
Oak Ridge Test
June 6th, 2013
  

  

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 JuneGSO big group test  
Greensboro Juniors and Adults Test   
June 7th, 2013
CONGRATULATIONS to our NEWEST Black Belt
Promotions !!
Eleri Fussell: Junior 1st Degree Black Belt
Jack Hobson: Junior 2nd Degree Black Belt
Christine Hobson: 2nd Degree Black Belt
Daniel McLaughlin: Junior 3rd Degree Black Belt
 
June GSO dragons  Some of our
 smaller testers in Greensboro.
June 7th, 2013
 
 
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Do you know someone that has been wanting learn martial arts?  Please tell them about our 2013 summer special !!!
 

summer 9 week trial
Summer Camp Info for juniors
For ALL Hapkido Students interested in becoming the BEST you can be:

2013 Summer WHA camp
 
Master Hendrix wrote a feature article for the May TaeKwonDo Times in addition to his usual monthly column. TaeKwonDo Times is sold at Barnes & Noble.
May 2013 TKD Times
Read the Column by clicking HERE!
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Jersey Mike's Subs next to our Greensboro location has been nice enough to offer any of our students and their family a great deal: Any regular sub + chips and a drink for only $7.00 plus tax.  Just tell them you are a member at Essential Martial Arts!.  Thanks to Mr. Jeremy and his wife Sanahl for this offer.