September 2025 Newsletter
Check out everything we have going on at our school this month!
Happy birthday this month to: Aariketh Patel, Aarush Agrawal, Advaidh Mohan, Ariana Pasgar, Ashwika Suranani, Charan Sai Nagireddy, Cole Salvaggio, Eli Skorcz, Eric Minto, Henry Wilson, Jainil Patel, Kayden Dalby, Krish PadmaKumer, Mateo Gomez, Matthew Daniel, Moumita Chittineni, Nicolas Zepeda-Zambrano, Nithya Lingam, Olivia Libenson, Paarthiban Muthukrishnan, Praanvi Vadde, Prakul Vadde, Rishaan Senthil, Ronan Johnson, Sebastian Halama, Sriansh Nandikonda, Talia Sabti, Urvi Varshney, Varenya Rudraraju, and Karthi Vemuri!
September Calendar
Check out everything that’s happening this month!
*Dates in red indicate no regular classes
September Skills Class Themes:
September 5th: Point Break Sparring Tournament Prep (Tournament Registrants Only)
September 12th – Traditional Forms Tournament Prep (Tournament Registrants Only)
September 19th – Board Breaking Competition (Only for Students Signed Up For Board Breaking Add-On Competition)
No Regular Classes:
September 1st: Labor Day
September 26th: National Tournament
2025 Belt Testing Schedule
To help our students plan for the year, below is our tentative schedule for belt testings in 2025:
February 8th & 10th
April 12th & 14th
June 7th & 9th
August 9th & 11th
October 4th & 6th
December 6th & 8th
October 4th & 6th
Registration and additional information will be released on September 22nd!
Make sure to have the Spark app downloaded to be able to register
🏆 Taekwondo America National Tournament – September 26–27
🦶 Kick for a Cause: Our 4th Annual Kick-A-Thon for St. Jude!
At Leander Taekwondo America, giving back is more than a value—it’s a tradition. Since opening our doors in 2020, we’ve raised an incredible $10,733.62 through our annual Kick-A-Thons for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and this year, we’re aiming to raise even more!
If you’ve ever done a Walk-A-Thon, you already know the concept: students gather pledges and then show what they’re made of—kicking for 20 straight minutes! Supporters can donate a flat amount or pledge per kick. (We recommend 1–10 cents per kick, with most students performing between 500–2,000 kicks.)
👊 Kick-A-Thon Highlights:
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Open to the entire community—not just LTA students!
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All ages and experience levels welcome—bring friends, neighbors, family, and coworkers!
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TKD uniforms encouraged, but not required
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Awesome prizes for students based on how much they raise
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Ice cream provided for all participants!
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Donations matched up to the first $2,000 raised
Whether you’re a seasoned martial artist or a first-time kicker, this event is about more than just reaching your high scores on kicking—it’s about coming together to make a difference.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 13th and let’s make this year’s Kick-A-Thon the biggest yet!
Join Us on Social Media!
We’ve recently added a new Facebook group for all of our LTA Families to connect, communicate, sell used items, etc. Make sure you join the group as well as follow our other social media handles to see updates, fun photos, and more!
Want to Join Our Email List?
There’s always lots of things going on around LTA which is why we make it a point to send out a weekly update email every Monday to our students. These emails are sent to all of our students and guardians that we on file in our system. If you are no longer on or would like to join our email list, please send us an email with your name, phone number, email, and student that you are associated with and we will get you in our system!