South Miami Martial Arts 4542 SW 75th Ave Miami, FL 33155 888-585-KICK
SMTKD Home           Children                     3-5 year olds             Women                       Men                             Videos                       Testing                       Trial Classes             Summer Camp         Schedule                     Instructors                   Aikido                         Links                           Contact Us	FUN DAY 2009 Poster from last year coming soon: When: Saturday, June 13th, 2009, 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (lunch from 12-1) Where: South Miami Taekwondo Main Dojo at 4542-B SW 75th Ave, 33155 Who: Anyone may compete with anyone else! Even non-SMTKD students may visit and compete. Just find a partner, go to a ring and ROCK-N-ROLL! Admission: Competitors are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Spectators are $5 any time. Event tickets: $1 each. Each event will cost between 2 and 6 tickets. How many tickets you spend is up to you, but we recommend starting with at least 10-20 tickets - or getting an All Day Pass. All Day Pass: $89, $69 per sibling. If you don't want to worry about budgeting event tickets, you can get an All Day Pass. Once people see what's going on at Fun Day, they end up spending well over $150. 1/2 Day Pass: $49, $39 per sibling. Can't stay all day but want to blow it out while you're here? You might want to go with a half day pass. IMPORTANT!: Once you set foot in any ring on Tournament Day, it is no longer possible to apply the price of your admission and event tickets toward All Day or 1/2 Day Passes, nor is it possible to apply the price of a 1/2 Day Pass toward an All Day Pass. Take our word for it - get the Pass. Once you see Fun Day, you're going to want to stay! Lunch: We will be providing an inexpensive lunch similar to last year. Cost should be between 2 and 5 tickets. We will also have our 3rd annual Fun Day Bake Sale running throughout the day! Get out your aprons, folks. Last year’s fastest selling item award went to Nicole Trujillo’s fudge brownies- mm-mmm. All food items may be paid for only with event tickets. *****Download Information / Announcement***** Reserve a space at Fun Day: Name of Competitor Competitor Options Select Option Admission Only: $10 Admission + 10 Tickets: $20 Admission + 20 Tickets: $30 Admission + 30 Tickets: $40 10 (Event Tickets Only): $10 20 (Event Tickets Only): $20 30 (Event Tickets Only): $30 All Day: $89 All Day, Sibling: $69 Morning: $49 Morning, Sibling: $39 Afternoon: $49 Afternoon, Sibling: $39 No Competitors, Spectators Only Spectator Options: SELECT # OF SPECTATORS NO SPECTATORS 1 Spectator: $5 2 Spectators: $10 3 Spectators: $15 4 Spectators: $20 or Call to Register: 888-585-KICK More Information This event was created as an alternative to the typical tournament. The problems we were running into with tournaments were many. With Fun Day, our main objective was to address these problems - to provide students a sort of "Competition Lite" by which to cut their teeth and maybe whet interest in competing on the road someday. #1, They were very expensive, anywhere from $70 to over $150. Solution: We made it "Carnival Style," which created financial options: Spend what you normally would and compete 'til you drop, or compete as much as you normally would for a fraction of the cost - or anywhere in between, of course. #2, Travel and accomodations were usually involved, taking valuable time and costing often more than the tournament itself. Solution: It's right here at the dojo, so no travel expenses. #3, Participation was extrememly limited, usually only one or two spars, and sometimes none at all if there was no match for size, rank and weight class. Solution: We open the rules to creativity so that anyone can compete with anyone else. We also have events like the high kick contest, where proportional measurements open it to everyone. #4, Your competition time was always, always, dependably wrong. But if you missed your call, you forfeited. Thus, you end up inevitably sitting around in a stuffy gym all day, waiting for your call, quite literally bored stiff. Solution: Your competition time is any time you want to find a partner and get in line for a ring. No waiting for your division, because there aren't any. #5, There can only be one "winner." Simple logic will tell you that most people go home empty handed. Solution: Everyone wins in practically every ring. With no divisions, each contest has a 1st and 2nd place winner, both of whom walk out the door with ribbons. At the end of the day, trophies are awarded based on ribbon points, so that it's entirely possible to win a trophy without winning any actual matches. You just have to replace fighing skill with sweat and persistence. #6, You never knew who you were going to fight; The school bully of whatever town we were in, or the next Jeffrey Daumer with a stilleto hidden up his arm guard. Since it is not uncommon for people to wear a lower belt so that they're assured of winning a medal in a junior division, you may actually fight someone way above your skill level . Often there are no actual scales either, so you'd spar a 7 foot giant entered in the "100-150 pound" category. Solution: You always know your competition, because you choose them! #7, Due to the combination of these factors, there was always a lot of tension and enormous pressure on competitors to "bring home the gold," as if this would somehow justify all we'd been through. This kind of pressure diminishes performance, increasing the liklihood of a loss. Many students actually quit Taekwondo after attending only one tournament. Solution: With the other factors dissipated, there is little or no pressure. You may compete how you like and enjoy the day. You will be able to compete all you like, with whomever you like, whenever you like. You will not leave empty handed. You will walk out exhausted, happy and satiated.