With the Summer Olympics only a few months away, over a hundred hopeful students - boys and girls, men and women of all ages and skill levels, gathered this past weekend at the Sacramento Taekwondo Invitational at American River College (ARC) to compete for medals and advance to new belt colors. Stepping into the gymnasium at ARC, it was hard to imagine that it was a competition. Other than the athletes being dressed in their white uniforms and sparring gear, the atmosphere was very congenial. Before and after each demonstration and scrapping encounter, the athletes, referees and scorekeepers each bowed to each other as a sign of respect. The required insulation of a Taekwondo (TKD) war

A greater awareness of danger is called for when the time change brings us early dark days and cold, dark mornings. While everyone needs to pay more attention in the seasonal time change, women especially need to increase their vigilance as predators often use darkness as cover. While spending time out and about shopping women would be more vulnerable to assaults as they are often alone, in unfamiliar settings and distracted by holiday stresses. Join the Robinson's, Sacramento's first name in family martial arts, for a special free clinic in safety awareness and simple self defense. Just keeping personal safety in mind helps increase the odds against any problems. By learning some simple