Columbus Tang Soo Do Academy | Teaching traditional martial arts in the Pataskala area

The Pataskala Street Fair is taking place on Saturday, August 21, 2010 and Columbus Tang Soo Do Academy is participating in the parade and performing a demonstration later in the afternoon. Below is information regarding each event including times, locations and other details. Please make sure you read this letter in its entirety and please feel free to speak with Mr. Marker or Ms. Burke if you have any questions.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

For all of the street fair events, students should wear their full dobahk (uniform) as well as gym shoes. Since all activities will be taking place outside and on the hot black top, it is important that students have the proper protective footwear. Students should NOT wear sandals, flip flops or any other shoe that will not offer stability or that can easily come off of their feet.

Drink plenty of water before the events! The weather will most likely be hot the day of the street fair. Please make sure you or your student is well hydrated before, during and after each event. Students may bring a water bottle with them.

It is highly suggested that students wear a T-shirt under their uniform. This way they can remove the jacket of their uniform when they are not participating in the parade or the demonstration.

PARADE:

The parade will begin at 12:00 p.m.; students participating in the parade need to meet at Foundation Park at 10:45 a.m. Students also need to have completed and returned the Parade Permission Slip before they will be allowed to board the float. It is imperative that the instructors have this information in the event of an emergency. No student will be permitted to participate if this information has not been provided! Following the parade, the float will return to the Y where the kids will be able to participate in an ice cream social until they are picked up by their parents.

DEMONSTRATION:

The demonstration is scheduled to begin between 4:45 and 5:00 p.m. in front of the main stage at the intersection of Main and Depot. We will meet in the parking lot on the southeast corner of the intersection near the Chet’s Auto Repair sign no later than 4:30 p.m. This is also where students will be taken after the demo. to be picked up by their parents. Since the performance will take place on the black top, we will perform in our shoes. Again, it is very important that students wear stable footwear that will not come off of their feet when they perform their techniques. Students that do not wear acceptable footwear will not be permitted to participate in the demonstration!

Mr. Marker and Ms. Burke are looking forward to sharing this exciting day with their students and providing them with the opportunity to show off their skills. We thank everyone; students, parents, family members and friends; for their support!