Subject: January Newsletter
Winter Term Programming for DPU
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DePauw clubs will meet during winter term. TKD club will meet from 5-6 and
Hapkido club will meet from 8-9. Additionally, Jason Winkle will be guest
teaching on selected silat techniques on Fri, Jan 18th from 2-4. This is a rare
chance to see some very unique martial art technique. While participation is
limited to those enrolled in Mr. Sieg's Winter Term class, GMA students are
welcome and encouraged to watch.
Web Page Revisions
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Our web page is certainly a
continual work in progress, but recently a lot of new content has been added and
changes have been made. We have started the archive section, which is
essentially a photo-gallery and scrapbook. We appreciate your patience as we
continue to add more material. Also included are articles found in the press
about GMA programs and students. We have also made a more comprehensive
resources section that includes the recommending reading reviews, informational
seminar summaries, and excerpts from our GMA black belt reports. More additions
are planned so keep an eye out, but you really should check it out if it has
been a while since you visited. See GMA Archive: http://www.gentrymartialarts.com/students/archive.html
Upcoming Events/Dates
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TTCA testing is scheduled
on Jan 20th at 1:00 pm at Ohio Valley TKD in Southern IN. Mr. Sieg will inform
anyone who is eligible and passes the pre-test. A Hapkido test may be scheduled
at the end of Jan at DPU. The spring TTCA tournament has been scheduled for Sat.
March 16th. Black belt testing will be that Friday Evening, March 15th. More
info will follow but you might want to mark your calendars now.
Parent Conferences at Martinsville
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We want to know what the parents and students of our school are thinking.
Conferences also give Mr. Miller a chance to get acquainted with everyone.
Please sign up for a time slot on the sign-up sheet to be posted at the
Martinsville school. Conferences will be held during class nights starting on
Fri. Jan 18th through Tues Jan 29th.
Snow Policy for Martinsville
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Since it is
that time of year, we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of our class
cancellation policy due to bad weather. In order to minimize confusion, we will
follow the school's lead. If Martinsville schools are let out early or cancelled
for the day, then our classes will also be cancelled.
Price Change for Equipment
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With each new
year comes a new price list from our suppliers. While they continually adjust
their prices, we at GMA haven't changed ours for four years. Unfortunately, we
need to get our prices back in line with suggested retail in order to catch up
(we even lost some money on certain Christmas orders.) We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Chop Chae Recipe
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After requests during our Christmas
party, here is the recipe for Chop Chae that Mrs. Sieg used.
Mushrooms
(optional)- Mr. Sieg will not allow me to use these.
2 large onion chopped
(large pieces)
lb beansprouts
2 cup julienned carrot
1 pkg Bean
thread (noodles)-This makes a lot. Marinade
6 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce
3
Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp sesame oil
3 tsp minced garlic
-Mix together in
separate bowl and set aside. Note- because sugar will settle at bottom, be sure
to restir just before pouring over noodles and veggies.
-Saut vegetables in
sesame oil until they are no longer crunchy.
-Boil Bean thread till soft
(5-10) min. Add bean thread to vegetables, then pour marinade over everything
and saut together for another 3-5 min.
I also put bul-go-gi (Korean
marinated beef) in the Chop Chae I brought to the Christmas party. The bul-go-gi
adds a lot of prep time and hassle, and the Chop Chae is great without it. If
anyone would like to try it let Mr. Sieg know and I will try to put a recipe
together.