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| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Cottonwood Jounal Extra MM- Tae Kwon Do Unlimited 12/17
Headline: Learn a new groove: XiaolinGruv
Cutline: More than martial arts classes, Tae Kwon Do unlimited teaches
honesty, respect and friendship.
“Honesty, respect and friendship is our motto,” Chemin Alldredge, co-owner of Tae Kwon Do Unlimited and first-degree black belt, said. Tae Kwon Do Unlimited is a family-based business that caters to their
community. Their youngest student is 3 years old and their oldest, 57. Parents and students, for the last 15 years, keep coming back to the martial arts center, not only for instruction and advancement in martial
arts studies, but for the motivational environment and support they receive. Caleb Labarda, Alldredge's brother and co-owner and a third-degree black belt and lead instructor for the center, is looked upon as a role model for his students. They are taught, from the first class they take, what is expected of them and what consequences they face if those expectations fall. In other words, if a student is struggling with
homework, the instructors at Tae Kwon Do Unlimited will round up a tutor who can help during class time. As soon as the homework is completed, the student is allowed to resume their martial arts studies.
Tae Kwon Do Unlimited also teaches Women's Kickboxing and XiaolinGruv, a the NASKA Triple Crown Award, Carmichael Simon. For more information, contact Tae Kwon Do Unlimited at 1760 E. Villa
Drive in the Sweet Jill's parking lot behind Safeway, call the studio at 649-1530 or e-mail Alldredge at tkdunlimited@msn.com. Classes are held Monday through Friday, between 3 and 8 p.m.
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Saturday, February 02, 2008 Tae Kwon Do Unlimited competes at State Competition
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10 Local students headed to Gilbert and brought home 10 state championships
 Competing in the AZMARRS Circuit every month in 2007 Tae Kwon Do Unlimited had 36 qualifications for the State competition. With over a 100 competitors competing at the state competition, 10 students went down to Gilbert, Arizona on January 26 taking home 10 state championships. These students have been competing all year long, receiving mostly first and second places in their divisions. To qualify for state competitors must be ranked in the top 5 of there division, accumulating points with there placing in each division. "The kids have worked very hard this year," said Mr. Labarda, 3rd Degree Black Belt and Head instructor at Tae Kwon Do Unlimited, "and it showed in the end." Their diligence has made competing and doing well in state possible.
Martial Arts isn't all about winning, as some of the students have found out in this last year. "It teaches kids excellence and the can-do attitude," says a Tae Kwon Do Unlimited mom of Eli Smyth , "and I really enjoyed going to the competition and seeing how much better all the kids got this past year,." And there hard work showed as they competed, they were noticed by several other instructors, who commented on the talent that came from Cottonwood's TKD.
Each students taking a State will be receiving an embroider belt of there rank displaying there name and there State Championships. "These tournaments are really great confidence builder. It take a lot of guts to go out there and perform in front of hundreds strangers" says Chemin Alldredge 1st Degree Black Belt and Administrator of Tae Kwon Do Unlimited. "But these students have a great support system from there families and fellow teammates, and instructors."
Tae Kwon Do Unlimited is a family Martial Arts Studio that has been a part of the Verde Valley for the past 13 years. First owned by Charlie Labarda and has been recently been taken over by his children Caleb Labarda & Chemin Alldredge. Tae Kwon Do Unlimited is for every one in the family "A family that kicks together, sticks together" state Mr. Labarda Sr. For more information about our classes in martial arts, self-defense, or Women's Kickboxing can stop by or call 928.649.1530
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