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Timeline of Events & Activities

2011 – 4th Open House & Holiday Food Drive : demos, food collection, gifts (Dec);
– Martial Arts for Adults : new activity program at the Dunsmuir Resource Center (Nov);
– MSE After-School Martial Arts Activity Program : for Sisson & MSE students (Oct/Nov);
– Demonstrations: : Mt. Shasta Elementary & Sisson Middle Schools (Oct);
– UC Yongmudo Championships : gold; three bronze ; “Best Male Competitor” (Oct);
– Yongmudo Promotion Exam (Oct);
– Chuseok (“Korean Thanksgiving”) with the seniors at City Park (Sep);
– Fund Raisers at the Fish Hatchery (Jun/Jul/Aug);
– Summer Taekwondo Promotion Exam (Aug);
– Martial Arts Mini-Camps – a partnership with the Mt. Shasta Rec & Parks District (Jul/Aug);
– 4th of July Race/Walk Demonstration : fourth year in a row! (Jul);
– 4th of July Weekend  E X T R A V A G A N Z A ! back-to-back-to-back demonstrations on main street (Jul);
– UC Open Taekwondo Championships : three gold; seven silver; one bronze medals (Apr);
– Presentation : Sharing business lessons with young entreprenueurs (Apr);
– Upward Bound : MSMAP added to the Summer 2011 schedule at COS! (Mar);
– Taekwondo Winter Promotion Exam : Our largest turnout ever — 24 people! (Feb);
– More “Serious” Taekwondo for Children : expanded hours (Jan);
– “Run & Laugh” : Big Fun for Tiny Bodies, a unique preschool activity program begins (Jan);
– Golden Eagle Charter School : MSMAP becomes a vendor for GECS (Jan);
2010 – 3rd Open House & Food Drive : demos, food collection, raffle prizes, black belt award (Dec);
– Black Belt Promotion Exam : Griffin tests for black belt at U.C. Berkeley (Dec);
– Demonstration: Castle Rock Elementary School (Nov);
– Ribbon Cutting Ceremony : The official opening at our new location (Oct);
– New “Try It At Lunch” Program : MSMAP helps educate children at MSE (Sep);
– New Location : We move to a new and convenient location! (Aug);
– Fund Raisers at the Fish Hatchery (Jun/Jul/Aug);
– Taekwondo Summer Promotion Exam (Aug);
– ShastaYama : MSMAP offers a spectacular opening for the 6th Annual Taiko concert! (Jul);
– 4th of July Race/Walk Demonstration : third year running! (Jul);
– 4th of July Weekend  E X T R A V A G A N Z A ! back-to-back-to-back demonstrations on main street (Jul);
– KICK-A-RAMA SATURDAY! three demonstrations; raffle prizes (Jun);
– Demonstration: Mt.Shasta Elementary School (Jun);
– UC Taekwondo & Yongmudo Championships : three gold; four silver; four bronze ; “Best Male Competitor” (Apr);
– Santa Cruz Taekwondo Open : gold, bronze (Mar);
– Taekwondo Winter Promotion Exam (Mar);
– The Kids’ Factory Program : New training program for adults (Feb);
2009 – 2nd Open House & Food Drive : demos; food collection; raffle prizes (Dec);
– Demonstrations: Mattole Valley Charter School (Dec), Mt. Shasta Elementary School (Sep), July 4 Race/Walk;
– Taekwondo Summer Promotion Exam (Sep);
– Yongmudo Seminar & Promotion Exam (Aug);
– Fund Raiser at the Fish Hatchery (Aug);
– Martial Arts Summer Camp (Jun);
– UC Open Taekwondo Championships : two gold; one silver (May);
– Tiny Tigers : popular new program for children begins! (May);
– Self–Defense Workshop #2 (May/Jun);
– Facility Improvement: New Floor! (Mar/Apr);
– Facility Improvement: HEAT! Fixed heating unit (Jan);
2008 – 1st Open House & Housewarming Party : five demos; food; raffle prizes
– New Martial Arts Center of Mount Shasta (MACMS);
– Demonstrations: Lion’s Club, Mt. Shasta Elementary School, July 4 Race/Walk, Weed Carnivale;
– UC Open Taekwondo Championships : 3 gold medals
– Summer & Fall Taekwondo Promotion Examinations;
– Training at Mount Shasta Elementary School (Sep/Oct);
– Self–Defense Workshop #1 (June/July);
– Yongmudo added to curriculum;
– Created MSMAP web site;
– New Head Instructor;
– Expanded hours;
2007 – Yongmudo Clinics by
   • UC Berkeley
   • St. Mary’s College
– UC Open Taekwondo Championships (one out of one first place finish)
2006 – International Martial Arts Summer Camp (w/ UCMAP) at McCloud High School;
   • Two MSMAP members test for 1st degree black belt;
– Moved training location to Mount Shasta Physical Therapy and Wellness Center
2005 Taekwondo and Yongmudo Clinics by:
   • UC Berkeley (UCMAP)
   • The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
   • St. Mary’s College
2004 Initial discussions of hosting a Martial Arts Summer Camp with UC Berkeley.
2001 Mount Shasta Martial Arts founded by Dr. Peter Halt.
 
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4th Open House & Holiday Food Drive

Highlights of our 4th annual event — lots of people, lots of food, lots of gifts. And, we get ready for our Winter Break Mini-Camps, a great way to burn off excess holiday energy. “With the large show of people and enthusiasm of the children, this is a great opportunity for service to the community.”
December 21, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Preparing for the Yongmudo Demonstration

“We’re glad to help with our own special way of celebrating the holidays: Exciting martial arts action, giving away cool gifts, and, most importantly, helping to brighten the spirits of those less fortunate during this season of giving.”
December 07, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

3rd Open House & Food Drive Action

Highlights of the evening’s action including how much fun children, teens, and adults can have helping others in need during the holiday season.
December 29, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

3rd Open House & Food Drive Action

Our activity center expands to include local treasure, Nuria’s Dance Academy. We share demonstrations of dance and martial arts and hold our first, and very successful, food drive — 15 bags of various food items!
December 9, 2009; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

3rd Open House & Food Drive Action

We open our doors and welcome the community to our new, dedicated training facility — five demonstrations (three taekwondo, two yongmudo), food, prizes, and lots of energy.
November 9, 2008; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

UC Open Action (April 2011)

Eight competitors from six families, ages 7 to 38, earn 11 medals with outstanding performances in both forms and sparring.
May 4, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Medal Display from the 2010 UC Open

The recap of an exciting weekend of taekwondo and yongmudo competitions at U.C. Berkeley—four gold, three silver, and four bronze medals. Who had more fun: the competitors or their families?
April 14, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Siskiyou County winners in martial arts tournament

Orion and Griffin win gold medals at their first tournament—a huge accomplishment at the west coast’s largest tournament at UC Berkeley.
June 10, 2009; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Groundwork action!

Two competitors return to Mt. Shasta with four medals and the award for “Best Male Competitor” for the second consecutive year.
October 26, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Introductory Remarks -- chompin' at the bit for action!

Celebrating Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) at City Park with the seniors starts the fall and winter holiday season off with authentic Korean food and cool taekwondo action.
September 28, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Martial Arts Mini-Camp

A partnership between the Mount Shasta Recreation & Parks District and MSMAP offers the community a great program to learn cool skills. And, area principals vouch for the benefits of activity, particularly MSMAP’s activity program, for children.
June 29, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

New MSMAP Black Belt

A comprehensive article on the positive results from preparing well for a black belt exam — MSMAP’s first black belt since 2006!
February 2, 2011; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Ribbon Cutting at our New/Current Location:

MSMAP holds a ribbon cutting ceremony in its new location and further explains its mission. The smiles on the faces of the kids say more than any words except maybe, “South County’s first stop for anti-bully strategies.”
October 27, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Try-It-At-Lunch at MSE

MSMAP participates in a new program to help Mount Shasta Elementary educate children through taekwondo, fitness, and good manners at lunch time.
September 22, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Axe-Kick/Board Break @ Kick-A-Rama Saturday

An exciting event of demonstrations and raffle prizes donated by local businesses held in the Mount Shasta Shopping Center in conjunction with the release of “The Karate Kid” movie.
June 23, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

MSMAP Promotion Exam

The impressions of several families about the largest promotion exam in MSMAP history—from white belt to pre-black belt, from children to teens.
March 10, 2010; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Master Kang demonstrates wrist throw

MSMAP hosted over 100 participants at McCloud High School for an incredible international martial arts summer camp in August 2006. Master instructors and Olympic medalists led training in taekwondo, yongmudo, judo, kumdo, and ssirum (Korean traditional wrestling).
August 16, 2006; Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

Yongmudo outside wrist throw

Yongmudo incorporates a variety of techniques including kicks, strikes, throws, jointlocks, submission wrestling into a comprehensive system of personal health & self-protection.