Demo Team Practice Saturday at 11:45

Also remember demo team is Saturday at 11:45. Next Friday the 7th we have parents night out at our school and I am in charge...great movies, and fun games, sign up at the front desk. The following Friday the 14th is sparring at our school.

Testing for red/black and above is Friday April 28th at ATA west, and all other belts are Saturday the 29th.

Sparring Friday, March 31st

We will be open Friday, March 31^st for sparring practice if anyone is interested.

This is open to black belt club yellow belt and above and all students Camo belt and above. This is not a class on sparring, but simply an opportunity to get together and have some fun sparring with others you may not get an opportunity to spar with normally. We encourage our experienced sparrers to share ideas and help the less experienced sparrers, so you do have an opportunity to learn. Bring your gear, a good attitude and let’s have some fun!

When: Friday, March 31, 2006

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Location: ATA Family Martial Arts

5170 E. Arapahoe RoadUnit E-2A

Centennial, CO 80122

(303) 220-5956

Take I-25 to Arapahoe Road, in the Denver Tech Center and head West for approximately 2 miles. We are located one block west of Holly on Arapahoe Road. Look for the King Soopers on the South side of Arapahoe. It’s in the Arapahoe Village Shopping Center. The sign on the building says ATA Taekwondo.

NO TAEKWONDO CLASSES THIS SATURDAY

Due to the Regional ATA Taekwondo Tournament this Saturday, there will be no classes held at either ATA Taekwondo location Saturday March 25th.

Also mark your April Calendars for testings Black Belt and above will test Friday night April 28th and all color belts Saturday April 29th. Times for the color belts will be posted soon.

Good luck at the tournament and have fun~


Fred Longmore
ATA Black Belt Academy Englewood
12201 E. Arapahoe Rd. Unit 15-A Englewood. 80112
Martial Arts, Self defense, Fitness, and More.
Fun, Family, & Friends are our focus.
www.atataekwondo.net

ATA Certification Camp

School owners and potential campers!Reminder!!! The deadline for registration is this Saturday, March 18th. I have to give final room numbers to the Estes Park Center the following Monday at 8 AM, so anyone who registers after Saturday will be accepted only if there is still space available. Please encourage your students and classmates to register early this week- registrations which are mailed by Saturday and arrive the following week will NOT be accepted as on time (again- if I don't know you are coming, I can't register for your room!).

There has been some surprise for people on the Certification camp times. Please let your students coming for Certification Camp that the camp will BEGIN at 10AM on FRIDAY.
Master Thor wanted to address the critiques offered at last year's camp that networking time was limited, as well as allowing those certifying an opportunity to do the other workout parts of the camp. Finally, it will free up Master Thor, Ms. Black and Mr. Cross for teaching classes so everyone should get the opportunity to work out with one of them if not more. I've had many people respond to let me know their plans- please continue to do so and mail the applications right away!This is a time to come and simply enjoy our hobby of Taekwondo, learn new things and get excited and energized again. This will have a great positive effect on your school's enthusiasm and students will be talking about the camp and their experiences for weeks to come and the energy will be contagious! If you have any questions- please contact me immediately. If you have specific room requests (2 or 3 per room for example), please call or email me with those requests ASAP! I will respond as quickly as I am able.Senior Master Thor and the camp staff look forward to seeing you there!
Mr. Betts ATA Cross Taekwondo/Karate for Kids18511 E. Hampden Ave. #216Aurora, CO 80013(303) 690-0560mrbetts@atacrosstaekwondo.com

Tips to prevent identity fraud.. and what to do if it happens to you!

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO CHARGE
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company.
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box, use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a+ PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (Duh)! You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my
passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:
5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one). But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in
my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, etc., has been stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian(formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.
If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.

Upcoming Taekwondo, sparring and training events at the ATA black belt Academy of Englewood

March 10th: Sparring at our school, normal time 6:30-7:30. OR you can head across town and see and work out with In Ho Lee..See the e-mail already sent about that. There is a Saturday morning option as well with In HO, on the 11th, so pay attention to the flyer already sent. MARCH 11: 7:30-9:00 AM red collar leadership training at OUR school. A great agenda is planned; fun and hard work weaved together. This is available to the Red Collar teens and adult training instructors. MARCH 11TH: 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm. ACT self defense program. The expanded 2.5 hour version. See the full info below. We will limit this to 20 people, and sign ups are coming in fast. MARCH 24: Friday night Xtreme Martial Arts Work out at Mr. Shields school, this is the night before the tournament. Gavin Espinosa, 5th degree black belt and head of the ATA world demo team will be running the work out. Everyone is eligible to attend, see the times and qualification on the flyer at the school, and in an e-mail to be sent separately. MARCH 25: TOURNAMENT…THE BIG ONE!! THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE, WITH MR SHIELDS ATA WEST SCHOOL, AND OUR ATA EAST SCHOOL, SPONSORING AND PLANNING IT. SIGN UP NOW FOR THIS EVENT. Online registration for the tournament is up and running. Please visit www.kicks4all.com and click on the Rumble in the Rockies Logo in the bottom left of the screen, and then click on the "Online Registration" logo. Or, click on the following link to go directly to the registration site: https://www.kicks4all.com/Login.aspx. Remember we have great birthday parties…or pizza parties for fun even if not a birthday involved! Also remember to refer your friends for fun and prizes…and it is always great to train with those you know and like.

Friday March 10th Sparring Practice

We will be open Friday, March 10th for sparring practice if anyone is interested. This is not a class on sparring, but simply an opportunity to get together and have some fun sparring with others you may not get a chance to engage with normally. We encourage our experienced students to share ideas and help the less experienced ones, so you do have an opportunity to learn. Bring your gear (chest protectors needed now for all ATA students), a good attitude --and let’s have some fun!
When: Friday March 10th 2005 Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Safety for Women

Safety for Women

Tips for Everyone

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

5. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead put on your seat belt & gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat


B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably ! in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.