Summer, 2020 No. 88
WTSDA & WTSDF Summer, 2020 2436 Hanford Road Burlington, NC 27215 No. 88 Message from the Grandmaster WTSDA in 2020 s you all are aware, we are facing an unprecedented global situation with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. ABecause so much remains unknown on how to contain its rapid spread of infection, many governments have enacted restrictions related to gathering in groups and to enforcing “social distancing” in order to slow its infection rate. It appears that our members worldwide are adhering to the guidelines prescribed by the medical professionals and government entities and as of today we have no members who have reported being infected by the virus. The health and safety of all WTDSA members and their family is of vital importance. Continue your vigilance to stay healthy. We will begin meeting again when this pandemic is resolved or perhaps disappears. In the meantime, the Executive and Governance Committees along with the Board of Directors have been monitoring the situation and have announced the cancelation of WTSDA sanctioned events. These include Regional Dan testing, studio Gup testing, championships, Black Belt camps, periodic clinics, and the 2020 World Championship. These decisions are a disappointment to all of us, especially to those who have trained so hard to prepare to test for Gup, Dan and Master’s rank, to receive rank promotions, to teach and to share knowledge. However, the health and safety of our WTSDA family must come first. You will have another opportunity, there will be another testing and there will be more championships. These are difficult times, and no one is certain how long they will last.
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