03/20/2020
March 19th Update!
Sirs and Ma’ams,
This morning we all received the news that the city of Atlanta will require the closing of
several types of establishments including gyms. While no TONCHU facilities are located
within the city limits, it seems just a matter of time before Cobb, Dekalb and Gwinnett
counties follow suit. In light of the current situation and with details changing very
quickly, we will be closing all TONCHU physical locations after Under Black Belt testing on Saturday afternoon and transitioning to virtual training starting Tuesday.
This week we have been conducting Under Black Belt testing with limited numbers of
students in order to reduce the size of testing classes this weekend. During the week,
we have been beta testing our virtual classes. We also ran an actual belt test for a Blue
uniform student this morning that was very successful (for the technology and the
student as well!). We are confident the virtual classes will be high quality with excellent
instruction and physical activity. Will there be glitches and a learning curve for instructors, students and parents? No doubt. That is why we will be starting our first wave of virtual classes with our most experienced students on Tuesday, March 24. We will continue to add classes for lower ranks and hope to have all levels on board by Tuesday, March 31.
What does this mean for you?
Under Black-Belt testing candidates:
If you have registered for testing this weekend and would like to test at your location,
please do so.
If you have registered for testing this weekend but do not feel comfortable testing at your location, please email your location so a virtual test can be scheduled.
If you have not registered for testing but would like to schedule a virtual test, please
email your location.
If you have already tested, Congratulations!
You will receive instructions via email from your location as your virtual class start date
approaches.
Yudanja candidates:
It appears highly unlikely we will be holding the event at the Marriott Evergreen Resort.
But you will be testing! Keep watching the videos and be sure to PRACTICE on your
own for the next few days. We will either conduct testing with small groups at our
physical locations or test virtually. We can’t possibly predict what the guidelines and
restrictions will look like in 4 weeks. Virtual classes for Yudanja candidates will begin on Tuesday, March 24. You will receive instructions via email from your location before Tuesday.
Instructors will be conducting testing the rest of this weekend and will most likely be
unavailable for phone calls.
Please communicate using email.
Dacula [email protected]
Decatur [email protected]
Smyrna [email protected]
Vinings [email protected]
We would like to thank all of you for your patience and support. These are trying times
for everyone but we WILL get through them together.
Gosu!
If you are reading this on our website or facebook and have not received an email,
please email your location to ensure we have your proper address on file.
Master Miron
