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Author: SabomNim Rivas

When Will My Child Test?

October 1, 2021 SabomNim Rivas

Recently, I had a parent question me about when their child would test, and was she keeping up with her…

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Tip Testing – Overview and Reminders

September 1, 2021 SabomNim Rivas

Two years ago, we changed the way we decide who will test each month, and overall it’s worked out well.…

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Keeping Up with Mat Chats

January 1, 2021 SabomNim Rivas

Mat Chats are starting at the beginning again. This means it is white belt vocabulary and the first Code. An…

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Sparring during the pandemic

December 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

Since social distancing will be with us for a while, we are trying to bring back sparring within the guidelines.…

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Giving Thanks

November 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

In this time of living with COVID-19, when so much is impossible, and with Thanksgiving on the horizon, it seemed…

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Still Social Distancing – into 2021

October 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

We do not know how much longer social distancing will be necessary, but it looks like it will carry into…

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Miles Flath’s Scholarship Essay (Excerpts)

August 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

To be considered for the Master Jeffrey Laliberte Scholarship, applicants must be active members of a TSDMA School for a…

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Black Belt Essays Excerpts

July 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

This month’s column consists of small excerpts from the excellent black belt essays written by our newly promoted Cho Dan…

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Social Distancing Toward 2021

June 1, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

I hate social distancing. I don’t want to do it anymore. I want to hug my students. I want to…

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Protocol for Reopening with Distancing

April 30, 2020 SabomNim Rivas

Entering the Dojang All foot traffic will be through the red door even if the garage doors are opened. Do…

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