Greetings!

Here is your AAU Taekwondo Newsletter for October 2003.

AAU Taekwondo competitions feature both Olympic and
Point sparring, and traditional Taekwondo forms, including
WTF, ITF, and TSD/MDK forms may be performed.
For more information visit http://www.aautaekwondo.org

In This Issue:
*AAU News Update
*AAU Senior Black Belt Test
*Tournament & Events Schedule


*AAU News Update

AAU National Sporty Chair Mike Friello has provide this update
of the latest AAU Taekwondo news.

National AAU Convention begins this week on Tuesday, October 7th with
a 9:00 AM meeting of the Youth and Adult Sports Council. National Sport
Chair Mike Friello represents Taekwondo. The convention continues all
week long with each sport committee holding its own National Sport
Committee Meeting (Taekwondo is scheduled for Friday, October 10th) as
well as a gang of other meetings, such as the President's Council,
Law and Legislation (which decides Code changes), and redistricting.
The Convention culminates on Saturday with the Board of Directors
meeting at which all Associations and Sports Committees are represented.

On Saturday evening the National AAU Taekwondo Committee will be hosting
check-in/weigh-ins for its Third Annual National Team Trials Competition.
Some 100 Junior and Adult Black Belts will be vying for seats on
their respective National Teams when competition begins on Sunday at UNLV.

And, of course, the following week the US Olympic Committee will be
hosting its own Annual meeting in Cleveland, OH. the hot topic for us at
that meeting? The disenfranchisement of the USTU as the National Governing
Body for the sport of Taekwondo.


*AAU Senior Black Belt Test

A Senior Black Belt Test will be held in Maryland, Saturday,
October 25, at 12 noon. For AAU 4th Dan and higher only.
Contact Mike Friello at mfriello@aol.com for further information.


*Tournament & Events Schedule

November 15, 2003
2003 Georgia AAU Taekwondo Fall Classic
Rhodges Jordan Park
Lawrenceville, GA
Registration Deadline November 10, 2003
For Information contact Charles Minter
770-985-0050
info@minterkarate.com

November 16, 2003
New Jersey AAU Freedom Cup
Morris Knolls Regional High School, Rockaway, NJ
Hosted by: East Brunswick Taekwondo Center
Contact: Mr. Kevin Balon 732-254-1214
EBTC@juno.com

March 6, 2004
2004 Georgia AAU Taekwondo Qualifier
Smyrna Community Center
Smyrna, GA
Registration Deadline January 10, 2004
For Information, Contact James Henry
770-975-9757
henrytkd@bellsouth.net


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The AAU Taekwondo Newsletter is brought to you by
the AAU Taekwondo Program at http://www.aautaekwondo.org
Edited by David Mazor dmazor@comcast.net


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