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26 01, 2018

Alpha Self Defense starts next week, plus January Teamwork challenge due

2018-02-09T13:43:27-07:00Categories: Springville|Tags: , , |

Dear Parents and Students: A few announcements to pay attention to: 1.  Next week (Jan 29 - Feb 1) will be OMEGA Sparring Week.  Please bring gear to your classes (if you have it.  If not, no problem). 2.  For those of you that are interested, we are doing another 5 week session of our Alpha Self Defense Program, starting next Wednesday, January 31, from 7-8 PMish.  This program will go for 5 weeks on Wednesday nights and the cost is $65 ($85 with the Alpha T-Shirt).  This program is for all women and also teenage young women.  If you are [...]

17 01, 2018

2018 I AM AWESOME AWARD

2018-10-30T10:10:21-06:00Categories: Springville|Tags: |

Dear Parents & Students: For 2018 I wanted to create a challenge for all Omega students to complete throughout this year.  I am calling it the "I AM AWESOME" Award!  Let me explain what this is. Every month we will be centering our teaching, drills, martial art games, etc. around a specific theme.  The theme for January has been TEAMWORK.  We have been talking about Teamwork and what it means and we have been focusing our drills and games around this theme.  In addition to doing these things in our classes, I wanted to have these themes be practiced at [...]

21 12, 2017

2017 Annual Holiday Letter

2018-01-02T12:33:26-07:00Categories: Kwanjangnim's Korner|Tags: , , |

My Dear Omega Family, I sincerely can’t believe it is that time of year again when I get to sit down and reflect on what happened throughout the year and express my love and gratitude for you.  Each year, when I write this letter to you, I have a tradition… That tradition includes pondering for a while and trying to picture each of you individually and visualize what growth you experienced this past year.  I always find myself amazed at the caliber of people we have here at Omega and I am so blessed to be a part of this [...]

27 11, 2017

December Schedule Announcements

2017-11-28T12:25:38-07:00Categories: Springville|

Dear Parents and Students: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  I have a few dates for December that need to be put into your calendars. 1.  IT IS OMEGA SPARRING WEEK!  Please bring all sparring gear to classes this week. 2.  Friday, December 1st - Black Belt Candidate Pretest from 6 - 9 PM at the Springville Studio.  If you are a Black Belt Candidate please make sure to wear your full white uniforms, bring your Teaching Notebooks for review, and your $20 pretest fee (Cash or Check made out to "OTF") 3.  Friday December 8th - Low Belt Rank Advancement Testing starting [...]

25 08, 2017

Back to School, Schedules, Tests and Tournaments

2017-08-25T10:19:31-06:00Categories: Springville|

Dear Parents and Students: A few announcements: 1.  Next week is Omega Sparring Week, so please bring your sparring gear to all your classes next week -- Sept 28-Aug 1. 2.  There will be NO classes on Monday, Sept 4th, due to the Labor Day holiday. 3.  For those of you who attend the Saturday Open Class, we are thinking about moving the class to start at 8:15 AM.  Before we do, I would like to get some feedback -- is this a better time for more people to be able to attend?  Please email me back asap and let me know if this [...]

1 08, 2017

Announcing Omega in Vineyard

2017-08-01T00:07:11-06:00Categories: Omega News, Springville|Tags: |

Dear Family and Friends, There has been talk, and mention has been made, of a potential expansion of Omega to Vineyard. IT’S TRUE!  Starting at the beginning of this coming school year, we will be starting a branch program in Vineyard City at Freedom Preparatory Academy. I (Sabunim Conrad Bird) will  be heading up this program's development, so feel free to ask me any question you or your friends may have. With such an exiting opportunity, we are seeking for your help in promoting this move forward. Below are ways that we could REALLY use your help: Please take a [...]

4 07, 2017

Next Week is Black Belt Week!

2017-07-08T16:53:28-06:00Categories: Omega News, Springville|Tags: |

Week of July 10 - 15: This is our Annual Black Belt Week!  There will b e NO Classes held this week for any program.  We invite ALL students to come and watch all or some of the Black Belt Testing sessions and seminar with our Grand Master Hanshi Pano Perdaris. This week is very important to us as instructors and to you as students.  It only comes around once a year and we want to celebrate the tradition of martial arts and also those who are testing this year. Please make sure you come and watch as much of the [...]

12 04, 2017

Chance Moffett – Gold & Grand Champion

2017-04-12T11:46:43-06:00Categories: Omega News, Springville|Tags: , , , |

A huge shout-out to Chance Moffett who competed at the Friendship Open Tournament on Saturday won Gold in his Forms division and then went on to win the Forms Grand Champion Award!! Chance represented Omega Martial Arts well (it was spring break for everyone else). We are proud of you reaching outside your comfort zone to compete against other schools, styles and disciplines! Sponsored by West Coast World Martial Arts. The 14th annual Friendship Open was held in the arena at the Salt Lake Community College on Redwood Road. 13 exciting events. This is a great tournament for first timers as [...]

4 04, 2017

Tournaments & Testings – A Vital Role

2017-04-13T10:19:22-06:00Categories: Kwanjangnim's Korner|Tags: , , , |

TOURNAMENTS: When I was young, I used to LOVE to compete in martial art tournaments!  My favorite thing to compete in was point sparring.  This was back in the day when you weren’t required to wear head gear in a point sparring match (I miss those days).  For your enjoyment, I have included a picture of me in one of my very first tournaments (I’m the white belt on the right – pay no mind to the shaggy, bowl cut). I have some of the best memories from competing in the Boulder Nationals Tournament in the mid-1980’s. Richard's [...]

31 03, 2017

UPDATE: Omega Invitational Tournament – for ALL Ages

2017-03-31T17:55:32-06:00Categories: Omega News, Springville|

Due to popular demand, we have expanded our upcoming tournament to include ALL ages and ranks!! This will be a great day and a fantastic way to kick off your Spring. We hope to see you all there. // SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 // REGISTER ONLINE at our Omega website (Sorry there will be no black belt divisions, but plan for next time!) // CLICK HERE for FULL TOURNAMENT INFO, RULES & REGISTRATION //

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