We would like to congratulate the following students for becoming our latest champions during the 32nd All Tang Soo Do Championship on Saturday March 19, 2005 in Lynnfield, MA:
| Noelle Roderick: | 3rd place in Weapons |
| Oleg Khodko: | 1st place in Weapons, Forms, 3rd place in Breaking & 2nd place in Forms |
| Rami Haddad: | 3rd place in Forms |
| Kosta Livitsky: | 3rd place in Sparring |
| Jason Childress: | 1st place in Breaking, 2nd place in Forms & 1st place in Sparring |
| Sheraz Choudhary: | 2nd place in Breaking, 3rd place in Forms & 3rd place in Sparring |
Congratulations to all of you, especially to Grandmaster Byrne for breaking his own World Record by breaking 15 boards with an elbow strike! Tang Soo!
When People think of a martial artist, they tend to dwell on the height of their front kick, or how many boards they can break, but there is another facet to training that many people tend to forget. A martial artist trains in awareness and preparedness. Of course, when you, as a martial artist walk into battle prepared in advance, try to know your opponent’s weakness. But ask yourself a question: “When I walk into a board-room, am I prepared for battle?”
A meeting with your boss, or a presentation to a client are no different in their need for preparation. The true martial artist gets what they want without a fight. Try to enter your next meeting a little earlier than everyone else. Always be a bit more prepared than they are. Anticipate their counters, and have an overhead handy. Being a martial artist extends beyond the dojang and into your everyday life in ways that are less dramatic that a flying side kick, but that can have a profound impact on your life.
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.