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​Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy​​​​​
Martial Arts               Spring 2020

Additional registration at location is required.

Register with your studio asap in order to complete and ensure your registration for the class.  

Choose your type of martial arts: TaeKwonDo, Karate, etc.  Weekly lessons and belt testing fees are covered along with annual membership fee for the student, if applicable, up to $350 per student for the semester.  Fees above $350 are the responsibility of the family. Uniforms, belts (if charged separately), and other club fees such as Black Belt Club, are not covered.  
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Here is a list of area martial arts dojos/dojangs that have been approved by the Partnership and background checked. 

Benton Harbor: 
                                       R.E.A.D.Y. Taekwondo 
                                                           Grandmaster Al Smith
                                                           1968 Pipestone Rd., Benton Harbor, MI  49022
                                                           Contact: 269-325-2930                                                          
                                                           email: grandmasteralsmith@yahoo.com     
                                                           www.readytaekwondo.org


                                                           Benefits:
                                                           1. Self Defense                            5.School Grade Improvement
                                                           2. Mentoring                                 6. Bully Prevention
                                                           3. Weight Control                         7. Respect for Authority
                                                           4. Discipline                                 8. Obedience to Parents and Teachers
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                                           Complete You Taekwondo:  Wendeline Tynes  240 Colfax Avenue, Benton Harbor,  MI  49022,  Email;   w_pierre69@hotmail.com
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Bridgman:  Blue Knight Taekwondo - chartered branch of the United States Chung Do Kwan Association
                         Owner: Grandmaster Candidate Darwin J. Eisenhart, 7th Degree Black Belt (42 years teaching in Berrien County, MI)
                         (Former U.S. Army Field Artillery; Former Police Officer, S.J.P.D.; Former Director of Indian Education, Benton Harbor Public Schools)
                         Sr. Instructor: Mrs. LuAnn Eisenhart, 3rd Degree Black Belt
                         Instructor: Justin M. Eisenhart, 1st Degree Black Belt
                         Phone: (269) 465-9880
                         Website: http://www.blueknighttkd.com/partnership.html 
                         Email: blueknighttkd@hotmail.com 

                         

                         Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (1 hour class).
                         * Alternate class times and make up days are available, upon request, on Tuesdays and Thursdays during regular Taekwondo class times.  
                         Registration signed by parents, and Class #1 is available on any Wednesday in January 2020 after New Years Day.
    

                         Registration and Orientation Class #1-A:  Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
                         Registration and Orientation Class #1-B:  Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
                         Registration and Orientation Class #1-C:  Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
                         Registration and Orientation Class #1-D:  Wednesday, January 29, 2019, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - FINAL DAY OF REGISTRATION

                         A parent must attend the first visit to Blue Knight Taekwondo, 9880 Maple St. in Bridgman, MI, to sign registration form.

                         Once registered, students may participate in any, or all of the Wednesday classes in January.


                         Class # 2 will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.  
                         The entire course will run every Wednesday from January 8th, through June 11, 2020.
                         (Closed the last 2 weeks in March for Blue Knight Taekwondo Spring Break)
                         Note:  If Bridgman Public Schools close due to severe weather & travel conditions, we will be closed.  
                         Check WNDU website, & TV station, Blue Knight Taekwondo website for cancelled classes during the Winter weather.
                         The full 2020 Spring Semester schedule can be viewed on our website:  http://www.blueknighttkd.com/partnership.html



​Niles:        Niles-Buchanan YMCA - Saturday's (Times Vary) Contact steve.lage@yahoo.com and/or apaine@ymcaswm.com   Ages 5+

                           
St. Joseph:  Benton Harbor/St. Joseph YMCA:  Contact steve.lage@yahoo.com and/or apaine@ymcaswm.com   Ages 7+

                             COURSE OBJECTIVE - Adult/Young Adult Karate (Ages 12 and up) Tuesday evenings – Beginners: 7:15-8:15; Advanced: 7:15-9:15 Develop self-                                       confidence, self-discipline, goal-setting, and respect for others, all while learning how to defend yourself through studying a traditional Okinawan Martial                                Art, Isshinryu Karate. This ongoing course covers the complete system, beginning with basic blocks and strikes and effective self-defense techniques,                                  advancing with kata (forms), kumite (sparring), and advanced street-oriented self-defense techniques, giving you the confidence needed to stay safe.

                            COURSE OBJECTIVE - Youth (Little Dragons) Karate (Ages 7-12) Thursday evenings – Beginners: 6:15-7:15; Advanced: 7:15-8:15 Through the                                          discipline of Isshinryu Karate, students develop confidence, goal-setting, patience, good manners, and respect for others while also learning easy self-                                  defense techniques to help keep them safe. Drills develop good listening skills, gross and fine motor skills, focus, balance, coordination, and self-control.                              This ongoing course builds good character as they begin with the basic blocks and strikes, advancing with kata (forms), kumite (sparring), and advanced                               self-defense techniques, giving them the confidence needed to stay safe. 



                           New Wave Kicks: Dalia Vitkus,  269-930-1516,  newwavekicks1@gmail.com
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​*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Syllabus 
​Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers