Community
The academy community life is active. Belt tests, seminars, field trips, birthday celebrations, holiday parties, and the list goes on...(photo galleries below).
"There are so many activities and events through the dojang and our family is very happy and proud to be a part of it!" Ted Calhoun
"The level of instruction is excellent, but it is the sense of community that makes the Academy special..I have watched the Academy grow and it still retains the same community spirit without losing closeness and attention to detail. I highly recommend that you look here if you are interested in the martial arts or just a fun way to exercise." Craig Poms
Recent Special Events...
Winter Belt Test
December 3, 2011
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2011 Flex Taekwondo Invitational
Greenseboro, NC
November 5th
Another stellar performance by the Eagles! They gave 100%, cheered one another on, and had a fantastic day of competition. The Academy is well represented on the tournament circuit by these atheles who exhibit exemplary skills and sportsmanship everytime they compete. Go Eagles!
The Academy 3rd Annual Halloween Party and Pumpkin Contest!
Friday, October 28th 6:00-8:00
The Academy community gathered for a huge night of Halloween fun! Costumes, games, a loaded buffet, and the grand finale...the pumpkin contest, made for a very special night for all ages!
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Black Belt Tea Ceremony
Friday, September 23, 2011
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Color Belt Test
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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2011 Kids Martial Arts Beach Camp!
September 9-11
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Hapkido Seminar with Grand Master Tae Jung
Hosted by Master Hendrix at Essential Martial Arts
Greensboro, NC , June 25th
Master Misael and a few of his students spent an intensive day Hapkido training with Master Misael's teacher, Grand Master Tae Jung, in from Ca. It was a unique learning opportunity. Martial artists came from all over to be there - a few Master Instructors commuted from as far as Kentucky and Colorado to take advantage of this special training day with the Grand Master. No matter what rank a martial artsist has achieved there is always more to learn. Everyone who participated grew their skills and came away with new training challenges to work on.
Powerade State Games of NC
June 19th, 2011
The Powerade State Games hosted 15,000 athletes competing in 25 sports! Congratulations Eagles, who return home as State Games champions!
The competition was intense, especially the sparring - there were no exhibition matches for the Eagles; our athletes competed fiercely for the gold in each of their divisons (age/weight/rank/gender). Another excellent showing by the Academy's own. We are proud of our team! Go Eagles!
Academy Birthday Celebration!!
June 11th, 2011
Color Belt Test, Demonstrations,
&
The Golden Eagle Charity Fundraiser!!
Inst. Tracy Long, Master Misael, Master Ron...and special guest Alexander Misael Rebollar - DOB 6/04/2011!!
Honored Head Table guest, Master Ron Whitted and Master Misael
What an amazing celebration of community! The whole school gathered at The Sheraton Chapel Hill to celebrate the Academy's 2nd birthday. The day's events inlcuded a color belt test, a series of martial arts demonstrations performed by Academy members as well as visting teams, and the Golden Eagle Charity Fundraiser. The fundraiser was an incredible success - meeting our goal to raise $4000.00 for afterschool scholarships for at-risk elementary school children!!
Master Misael was joined at the head table by Master Ron Whitted, President of the NCTO, Sifu Jason of Goldsmith Kung Fu & MMA, Owners/Instructors Tracy Long and Shannon Edwards of Ultimate Martial Arts, Owner/Instructor Alvis Smith of Lion's Martial Arts, and Owner/Instructor Antonio Ara of Taekwondo & Fitness Academy.
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Black Belt Test
June 4, 2011
Black Belt Test Group
Saturday, June 4th Master Misael tested 10 cadidates for 1st and 2nd Dan Black Belts. It was a closed test, but it safe to assume endurance was an important part of it. Congratulations to these students for their accomplishment - it was a long day.
Being invited by Master Misael to test for black belt is an honor. It signifies his respect for his students' dedication to the martial arts and their considerable skills. Big congratulations to our newest group of rising black belts and 2nd Dans! Well done!
2011 Martial Arts Beach Camp
May 20-22
For two perfect, sunny days Master Misael trained a group of Academy students on the beach. The sun, sand, and sea were ideal and everyone had a fantastic time...if you condsider push-ups, walking lunges, and self-defense training in the surf a good time.
The pictures tell the story...
Master McDonald, Grandmaster Hsu, Master Ron, Master Misael, Master Neil
NCTO Sponsered Poomsae Seminar
with Grandmaster Hsu
May 5th & 6th 2011
Grandmaster Hsu and Master MisaelThe Academy was honored to be selected as the host school for this seminar and to be the only martial arts school in NC to welcome Grandmaster Hsu all the way from San Antonio, Texas. Master Ron, head of the NCTO, organized this special forms event as part of an effort to provide North Carolina Taekwondo athletes and referees with the very best martial arts training available.
Grandmaster Hsu's credentials are in an elite class of internationally respected martial artists and include being the referee for World Taekwondo Federation Forms Championships 2008-2011. He holds a 7th degrees black belt. Essentially, to any student serious about Poomsae, in particular for competition, Grandmaster Hsu is the USA's resident expert.
Master Misael was extremely pleased for his students, including most of the Eagles Team, to have this rare opportunity to train with a forms Grandmaster. Master Misael himself took the seminar. Forms standards and competiton scoring practices have changed and Grandmaster Hsu is the leading authority on these standards. Now Master Misael can bring the benefits of his continuing education to his students in class.
Master Ken, Grandmaster Hsu, Master Misael, Masetr RonAs a NCTO Referee Chair and coach of a competition team Master Misael appreciated that NC tournament referees participated and were educated to today's poomsae scoring standards. The seminar was a highly informative, intense learning event for all. Everyone who attended came away from the weekend gratified.
Masters Training Session with Grandmaster Hsu
We are pround of academy students Ethan Gonzales & Karen Herrera for receiving Glenwood Elementary School's Gattorific Award!
The Gattorific Award is in recognition of,
"Demonstrating good character traits within your school community. You've made Glenwood a better place to learn."
Congratulations Ethan and Karen!
Master Misael with Karen Herrera at the Award Ceremony
Ethan Gonzales with his parents and Master Misael at the Award Ceremony
Color Belt Test - March 12, 2011
Children's Test Group - new belts and Certificates of Rank!
Junior Eagles, Children's Program, and Adult Program students all tested on Saturday, March 12th. It was a challenging learning experience and all participants went home proud of their achievements. Click the link below for photo galleries of the three tests.
Breaking Demonstration at Belt Test- December 4, 2010
Annual Academy Halloween Party! - October 29, 2010
Dressed to impress...or scare, academy families celebrated the spookiest holiday of the year together. The dojang was filled with ninjas (even a ninja pumpkin), pirates, princesses, vampires, and superheros. Everyone brought a dish to share, and many brought their carved pumpkins for the Jack-O-Lantern contest. It was a great night of community, games, and frightful fun!
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Children's Self-Defense Seminar/Pizza & Movie Night
October 15, 2010
Master Rebollar taught an Anti-Abduction/Bully-Avoidance class followed by pizza and a movie. The kids learned important, practical methods to protect themselves in real-life, threatening situations and then relaxed together and enjoyed the show. Parents enjoyed a night out while their kids had an educational and entertaining evening in at the academy.
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Teen & Adult Martial Arts Day Camp - September 25, 2010
A group of 18 academy teens and adults in a wide range of ages and belt ranks completed a day-long, intensive, martial arts workshop with Master Rebollar and Instructor Garcia. The workshop included power breathing, meditation, and deep stretching, followed by a strenuous workout, sparring drills, hapkido, and weapons self-defense techniques. We trained at the academy in the morning, broke for lunch together (a big lunch!), and then traveled in the academy van to a sister school, Instructor Garcia's academy, in Liberty, NC for the afternoon activities. The day was challenging, instructive, and above all FUN!
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Color Belt Tests - August 28, 2010
Children's TestJunior Eagles: 9:00-9:45
Children's Test : 9:45-11:00
Adult's Test: 11:15-TBD
Students of all ages tested for high-white through red belts. They demonstrated their mastery of kicks, forms, self defenses, sparring, and breaking for their level. Academy belt tests are exciting to watch and they are open to the public. If you wish to attend a future belt test contact Master Rebollar.
Kid's Martial Arts Beach Camp - July 16, 17, 18
During Kids' Martial Arts Beach Camp we made the most of our training days at the ocean while allowing plenty of time for swimming, sandcastle building, and seashell hunting. Perfect weather and the perfect location made for a perfect weekend and memories to treasure.
Master Rebollar presented Hayley and Daniel Stratton with their Leadership Team uniforms during beach camp. The academy Leadership Team is comprised of advanced students committed to taking a leadership role within the community. They assist Master Rebollar on and off the mat with academy activities, programs, and classes.They are also focusing part of their martial arts education on instruction training. By the time these students receive their black belts they will have had intensive training with Master Rebollar on martial arts instruction techniques.
Click the link above for a detailed description and the complete photo gallery for beach camp.
Karate Kid Weekend! - June 11th - 13th, 2010
Friday night movie & pizza at the academy!Friday, June 11th 6:30-8:30 PM, families joined Master Rebollar for pizza and a viewing of the original Karate Kid.
Prior to watching the movie students performed a martial arts demonstration for the rest of the school. They were practicing for their demonstration the next day, June 12th, at Timberlyne Theater before a showing of the new Karate Kid film. The team performed a new form, self-defenses, falls, nunchakus, and board breaks.
Sunday, June 13th we all met at Timberlyne Theater to see a matinée of the new Karate Kid movie together. It truly was a Karate Kid weekend!
Academy Birthday Pool Party! - June 5th, 2010
Cutting the birthday cake - with a sword, of course!To fully acknowledge an amazing year of training together all academy families were invited to Master Rebollar's for an afternoon of swimming, grilling-out, and birthday cake. There were no push-ups, leg lifts, or crunches on this day, just a lot of splashing around and having fun! In the last twelve months the academy has grown into a very large community; we have a newly-minted class of black belts and growing classes of color belts in all ranks. This was an evening to celebrate our school and the community that has grown from it. Everyone had a fantastic time!
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Bring A Friend Day - May 22nd, 2010
Academy kids invited friends to participate in a martial arts class with Master Rebollar followed by an ice cream party. They learned blocks, a kick, broke boards, and played games. Our students were proud to introduce their academy to their friends and our guests had a great time!
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Games, Pizza, and Movie Night! March 26th, 2010
This evening evening was just for fun. We train hard on the mat every week. On this night we played hard instead! Master Rebollar and the kids played games and then relaxed with pizza and a movie. All academy students were invited and some even brought siblings and friends. Everyone loves Pizza & Movie Night. Parents had Friday date-night while their kids had a fantastic time at the dojang. There will be many more events like this throughout the year.
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Mid-Atlantic Taekwondo Championship - November 7th, 2009
The Taekwondo & Hapkido Martial Arts Academy of Chapel Hill is pleased to announce its brand new competition team came home from their first tournament with six gold and six silver medals! We are proud of our young competitors and look forward to growing our talented team in the near future. If your child is interested in this facet of the martial arts community we encourage you to talk to us. Boys and girls of all ages, from beginner to advanced belt ranks, enjoy the challenge and excitement tournament competition.
Halloween Party - October 30th, 2009
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Contact Us
Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy of Chapel Hill
1706 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 929-0442
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