Season 4 EVO Top Team Auditions. August 7 & 14.

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It’s that time of the year, Top Team auditions.  We are assembling a new group of Top Team students for the 2016-2017 season.
Do you like performing in front of a crowd? Does that type of intensity get your adrenaline pumping? Evolution Martial Arts Academy is holding auditions to join Evo Top Team, our demonstration team. Evo Top Team will perform demonstrations at future belt graduations and other special events. A special class on Fridays will allow these team members to work together and prepare for the next performance and improve on special skills.

This year we will be selecting between 8-10 students to join the Top Team.  The students will be split into 2 teams.  Each team will perform at alternating belt graduations.  This will give students 2 months off to rest before they start meeting for practices and finally perform at a graduation.  If some students would like to perform at all demonstrations they are more than welcome to as well.  Once the teams are formed, performance dates will be given.

Requirements:
The ONLY requirement needed to audition is the rank of at least Hapkido Jr. Green Belt. All students who fulfill this requirement are more than welcome to try out but NOT every student will make it. Only 8-10 spots are available on this roster as of right now. Five of the most important factors we are looking for are

  • Focus
  • Following directions
  • Technical ability
  • Intensity
  • Being able to handle pressure

How Auditions Work:

  • Auditions will be held on Sunday August 7rd and August 14th starting at 8:30am.
  • Students must make an appointment ahead of time (Sign Ups will be on the front counter). Students only audition one time on one of the days. (Previous Top Team members MUST audition again)
  • Students waiting must wait in lobby area until their turn.
  • Each student will demonstrate in 10 minutes a list of techniques in front of judges. (Students have done all these techniques before, list of techniques will not be known to student until they step on the mat)
  • Once students are done they are free to leave.
  • Judges will review all notes and students who made the team will be notified a couple days later.

Parents keep in mind there is a possibly only one sibling could make it while the other(s) do not. Students who make the team may be cut from the team at any time. Auditions will be held again in the future as we increase the number of spots on the team or have to fill available spots.

Good luck, bring your skills.

Join us for the Zootopia Ice Cream Movie Night

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Join us for a summer movie night as we will be showing Zootopia on July 29th.  Zootopia is one of Disney’s latest hits to gross more than $340 million domestically at the box office.  We will be serving popcorn and create your own Ice Cream Sundae at this movie night.

Please come a little earlier to get a great spot on the mat to watch.  We will not be serving any type of food as dinner,  if you plan on coming or dropping off your child please have them fed before the movie begins.  Parents if you plan on dropping off your child that is fine but please be respectful of our time and arrive at 9:30pm for pick up.  We would like to go home as well.

Remember to wear comfortable clothes, bring a pillow maybe a blanket, and a water bottle if you get thirsty.  We have fliers on the front counter for you to invite your friends.  Hope to see you all there.

  • Date: Friday July 29th
  • Time: 7:30-9:30pm
  • What to bring: Pillow, blanket, and water bottle.
  • Invite a friend!

We will add a Juniors Advanced class Monday & Wednesday Morning during the Summer

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Not so much of a change more like an addition.  Starting the week of June 20th we will be offering morning classes for Hapkido Junior Advanced students (Green Belts and higher).  These classes will be offered on Mondays & Wednesdays from 9am-10am.  This will allow some of those to take the class in the morning while freeing up time in the afternoon for summer activities.

Unlike last year the Monday and Wednesday Advanced class at 4pm will still be ON.  So our normal afternoon/evening schedule will remain the same.  This special schedule will run from June 20th to August 10th.

Join us for the Be Your Own Body Guard Seminar. Saturday June 4th.

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SAFER IN A DAY! The Be Your Own BodyGuard seminar 

Please click on this link to register for this seminar at Evolution on Saturday June 4th from 8am-12pm.  Register by May 28th to receive the early bird special.

https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1841984

The ability to protect yourself or a loved one is the single greatest skill you could possess. What if learning how to be your own bodyguard was much easier than you thought? This intensive 4 hour course will give you the foundational knowledge to improve your situational awareness, verbal skills and equip you with simple & practical self defense skills.

The ‘No-nonsense Self-defense’ program is called: Be Your Own Bodyguard and was researched, developed by Coach Tony Blauer, a pioneer of modern self-defense. He has created a system based on physiology and natural biomechanics called SPEAR, it’s based on the startle-flinch response, which is part of the human survival reflex. This is an 80,000 year old DNA hard-wired into our survival system – to say it’s stood the test is understatement. What this really means is you already have the key to the system hardwired in you.

During the course, our certified trainers, will reconnect you with this primal skill. Our approach to self defense will reawaken your situational awareness and teach you a patented approach to identifying and managing fear. The program also includes an effective verbal de-escalation system and the simplest approach to personal defense using natural bio-mechanics. You’ll be ‘Safer in a Day’.

Participants will be exposed to the following principles and drills:

AWARENESS & AVOIDANCE

* The 3 D’s: Detect, Defuse, Defend
* The Non-Violent Posture
* What is behaviorally- based Self-defense?
* What the Bad-guy wants
* What the Bad-guy doesn’t want

FEAR MANAGEMENT

* Biological vs Psychological Responses
* The ABCs of Self-defense
* The Cycle of Behavior: How to manage fear

YOUR 24/7 ARSENAL 

* Personal weapons (palm strike, forearm, elbow, knee)
* The SPEAR Tactic
* Tips on how to evaluate your routine

Spear

Black Belt Club Members Join us for a Special Class Taught by our Teacher.

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Black Belt Club members we wanted to give you a special chance to come take a class taught by our teacher Sensei Fariborz on Saturday April 23 from 1-2pm.  In this class you will meet Sensei Fariborz who taught all of your instructors here at Evolution.  He will give a brief background of himself and how he got started martial arts.  Then he will teach you all something new or different.  If you plan on attending please bring all your equipment and weapons.

The class is scheduled to go from 1pm-2pm (but may go over).  Please come a bit earlier at 12:30 for a light lunch before the class.  There will be a sign up at the front desk if you plan on attending.  This will give us a better idea of how much lunch we will need to bring.  We hope all the Black Belt Club members can make it.  This is a great opportunity to learn from someone who taught all of us for 15+ years.

fariborz-azhakh

Movie Night – Star Wars The Force Awakens Friday April 15th 7:30pm

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We know we have been slacking on movie nights.  To make up for it we will be hosting Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens for FREE on Friday April 15th. The Force Awakens went on the make almost a $1 Billion domestically at the box office.  The movie will start at 7:30pm and go until at bit past 9:30pm.  Parents be aware this movie is rated PG-13 for Sci-Fi action.

Please come a little earlier to get a great spot on the mat to watch.  We will not be serving any type of food or dinner,  if you plan on coming or dropping off your child please have them fed before the movie begins.  We will only be serving freshly popped popcorn.  Parents if you plan on dropping off your child that is fine but please be respectful of our time and arrive at 9:30pm for pick up.  We like to go home as well.

Remember to wear comfortable clothes, bring a pillow maybe a blanket, and a water bottle if you get thirsty.  We have fliers on the front counter for you to invite your friends.  Hope to see you all there, may the force be with you.

  • Date: Friday April 15th
  • Time: 7:30-9:30pm (as always we start on time)
  • What to bring: Pillow, blanket, and water bottle.
  • Invite a friend!

Closed President’s Day February 15th.

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We wanted to let everyone know we will be closed on Monday February 15th for the President’s Day Holiday.  All classes will resume on Tuesday at their normal times.  Enjoy the day off.

Free Movie Night this Friday Dec 18th. Join us for Elf.

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December 18th will be the last day of school for most of you.  Why not join us that night for a free movie to kick off your winter break?  We will be hosting the Christmas movie Elf for FREE on Friday December 18th.  The movie will start at 7:30pm and go until around 9:15pm.  Please come a little earlier to get a great spot on the mat to watch.  We will not be serving any type of food or dinner,  if you plan on coming or dropping off your child please have them fed before the movie begins.  We will only be serving freshly popped popcorn.

Remember to wear comfortable clothes, bring a pillow maybe a blanket, and a water bottle if you get thirsty.  We have fliers on the front counter for you to invite your friends.  Hope to see you all there.

  • Date: Friday December 18th
  • Time: 7:30-9:15pm
  • What to bring: Pillow, blanket, and water bottle.
  • Invite a friend!

Join Us for our Annual EVO Holiday Pot Luck!

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Another year has come and gone, every year we host a Holiday Pot Luck, join us on Saturday December 12th from 12:30-2pm.  We would love for all of our students and members to come, hang out, and bring a little something.  It’s a great way to celebrate the triumphs and successes of 2015.  If you plan on attending please bring enough food to serve 2-3 people.  As a reminder please bring serving utensils for you dish.  We hope to see you all there.

If you are on Facebook you can attend the Event by Clicking Here

 

UPDATED 12/3: Black Belt Club Members Join Us for a private tour of the KTLA Morning News Studio

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UPDATE – 12/3/15:  Everyone seemed to have a great time.  Here are some of the awesome pictures from that day.

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Black Belt Club Members we will be taking a tour of the KTLA Morning News Studio, save the date Sunday November 29th.  The tour will begin at around 9am and end at around 10:15am.  Bring your cameras! (or phones for most)  Be sure to wear your Black Belt Club T-shirt.

Some of the highlights of the tour are:

  • Watch the morning news live in the studio.
  • Take pictures on set.
  • Meet some of the anchors.
  • Tour the control room and news room.
  • Learn about how they get stories and ratings.
  • One lucky Black Belt Club Member will do a taped weather report in front of the green screen.

We will conclude the tour in their conference room for bagels and coffee.  If this is something you would be interested please sign up the front desk.