ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> UMBC Tae Kwon Do Home Page </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#000000" text="#ffffff" link="#ffffff" alink="#ffffff" VLINK="#ffffff"> <!-- UMBC BANNER --> <center> <img src="images\TKD_Banner.png" alt="UMBC Tae Kwon Do Club"> </center> <br> <!-- LINKS TABLE --> <table width=80% border=0> <tr><td width=25% valign=top> <ul id='navlist'> <li> Home </li> <li><a href="info.htm">Club Info</a></li> <li><a href="instructors.htm">Our Instructors</a></li> <li><a href="album.htm">Photo Album</a></li> <li><a href="guide.htm">Reference Guide</a></li> <li><a href="links.htm">Useful Links</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/studentlife/getinvolved/index.php?pagecontent=organizations">UMBC Clubs</a></li> </ul> </td> <!-- END OF LINKS TABLE --> <td width=75%><center> <h1>Our New Officers for 2012 - 2013</h1> <!-- img src="images\yiannis.JPG" height=150 alt="Yiannis"> <img src="images\matthew.JPG" height=150 alt="Matthew"> <img src="images\riley.JPG" height=150 alt="Riley"> <img src="images\zada.JPG" height=150 alt="Zada" --> <a href="images\officers2012.jpg"><img src="images\officers2012.jpg" height=150 alt="2012 - 2013 Officers"></a> <h3> <p>Left to right: President Yiannis Balanos, Secretary Travis Neal, <br>Vice President Matthew Carlson and Treasurer Duy Nguyen </h3> </p></center><hr> <!-- INFO --> <hl> <h2>The Way of the Foot and the Fist</h2> <table border=0> <tr><td width=50% valign=top><P> The UMBC Tae Kwon Do Club is a free student organization where you can learn the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Our students are taught in the style of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (W.T.F.). Our purpose is to become more aware of one's mental and physical potential and to develop the attributes of courtessy, integrity, perseverance, self control, and indomitable spirit. (The Tenets, or Principles, of Tae Kwon Do) </p></td> <td valign=top align=right><a href="images\new-1.jpg"><img src="images\new-1.jpg" width=300 alt="UMBC TKD - May 2012"</a></td> </tr> <tr><td valign=top> <br> <a href='images\Sidekick.jpg'><img align=left src="images\Sidekick.jpg" width=200 alt="Getting help with the sidekick"></a> </td> <td valign=top> <P><br><br> All ranks and fitness levels are welcome! New students are invited to come to any class. Wear something loose and be prepared to sweat! If you like what you see, a uniform can be purchased from the club. </P> </td></tr> <!--- OLD PAGE The UMBC Tae Kwon Do Club recently conducted a testing and promotion of six black belts: Master Phuoc Ky Pham earned his 7th degree, earning the title of "Grand Master", Master Low received his 5th degree, Master Craig received his 4th degree and the title "Master", Mr. Riley received his 3rd degree, Mr. Adjoga received his 2nd degree, and eleven year old Tim received his first degree and the title "Mister". END OLD PAGE --> <!--- OLD PAGE 2 <td valign=top align=right><br> <a href="images\Black_Belts.jpg"><img src="images\Black_Belts.jpg" width=300 alt="UMBC TKD - May 2011"></a></td> </tr> <tr><td align=right valign=top> <br><br> <a href="images\Timmy_certificate.jpg"><img src="images\Timmy_certificate.jpg" width=250 alt="UMBC TKD - May 2011"></a></td> </td> <td align center valign=center> <P><br><br> Mister Tim receiving his certificate from Grand Master Thanh, the conductor of the recent UMBC Belt Testing and Promotion cermonies. </P> </td></tr> END OLD PAGE 2 --> </table> <center> <h2>New Updates:</h2></center> <P> The May 2012 Promotion Test included three black belts:<br><br> Durand Richards to WTF 1st degree black belt, <br><br> Anthony Huynh to 2nd degree, and<br><br> Trang Huynh to 3rd degree (yes, its Anthony's mom)<br><br> The World Taekwondo Federation Black Belt Certificates will be Awarded in September with the promotions from the Summer session. </p> <!-- CONTACTS --> <br><br> <center> C O N T A C T S:<br> Club President: <a href="mailto:balanos@gmail.com"> Yiannis Balanos</a></br> Club Vice President: <a href="mailto:mattcar1@umbc.edu">Matthew Carlson</a> </center> </BODY> </HTML>