Cambridge Tang Soo Do would like to thank Master White and Master Driscoll for attending our Winter 2004 Gup testing. The students who have successfully completed the test are:
| Jason Duva | 3rd Dan |
| Steve Paik | 1st Dan |
| Keith Pierson | 1st Dan |
| Kurt Grelak | 2nd Gup |
| Oleg Khodko | 2nd Gup |
| Tania Richards | 4th Gup |
| Rami Haddad | 4th Gup |
| Nan Silverman | 5th Gup |
| Konstantin Livitski | 5th Gup |
| Christopher Scarpino | 6th Gup |
| Natalie Roy | 6th Gup |
| Clare Tyler | 6th Gup |
| Jason Childress | 7th Gup |
| Christine Kelleher | 7th Gup |
| Katri Langel | 8th Gup |
| Praveen Rachakulla | 9th Gup |
| Sheraz Choudhary | 9th Gup |
We would also like to welcome the following new students
| Praveen Rachakulla |
| Mohamed Guelleh |
| Sheraz Choudhary |
| Angelika Fretzen |
Cambridge Tang Soo Do would like to congratulate Oleg Khodko for his outstanding performance at the 11th Annual Fall Classic Tang Soo Do Championship where he placed 1st in Weapons, 2nd in Forms & 2nd in Sparring.
We would like to express and thanks and gratitude to Master Steven DiGloria and Master Jim Fernette for attending the Cambridge Tang Soo Do Gup test cycle. Congratulations to all who have successfully completed the test:
| Oleg Khodko | 3rd Gup |
| Bo-Mi Choi | 4th Gup |
| Tania Richards | 5th Gup |
| Rami Haddad | 5th Gup |
| Konstantin Livitski | 6th Gup |
| Marcela Rosas | 6th Gup |
| Maher Mutlaq | 7th Gup |
| Christopher Scarpino | 7th Gup |
| Natalie Roy | 7th Gup |
| David Gyewu | 8th Gup |
| Jason Childress | 8th Gup |
| Christine Kelleher | 8th Gup |
Cambridge Tang Soo Do would also like to welcome the following new students:
| Ken Carey |
| Mohamed Guelleh |
| Angel Lopez |
| Hazma Alireza |
Welcome to the family! You have made the hardest but best decision of your lifetime. We hope that you will enjoy your training, and benefit from our large family.
Today’s world produces plenty of stress. In measured amounts and properly used, stress is a challenge that creates an opportunity for growth. If prolonged, however, it can lead to emotional upset and physical illness. Stress is a demand for adjustment placed on an individual by a situation or event. The body’s response to stress is to release a hormone that causes physical changes, such as: increased pulse and blood pressure, increased muscle tension, perspiration and sweaty hands, nervousness, and elevated cholesterol. Frequent and repeated exposure to stress takes a toll on the body, the mind and the spirit.
A stress reducer helps the individual regain a sense of control and equilibrium. Doctor Eliot suggests the following stress-reducing strategies: relax, exercise, eat right, talk to a friend, don’t rely on alcohol or drugs, prioritize your responsibilities, do something for yourself. Thinking about it, we realize that Tang Soo Do training does bring all those strategies together: the intense exercise, the Um-Yang philosophy of life, the pride of learning martial arts, and the chance of belonging to the largest world organization where friendship is infinite makes us strive to live in a environment with reduced stress. Each person has a choice. Reducing stress starts with making the choice to change a behavior and Tang Soo Do will help you achieve this goal.