Students at Oneonta Taekwondo test for their belt upgrade. The Hill Family (Tom, Chris and Tyler), Cael McCabe, Alex Lusins, John Buck, Ken Graig, and Matt Goodrich have worked hard to achieve personal goals by their perseverance in Self Control and Improvement of Mind and Body. Other Taekwondo students participate by giving their support from the side lines.
July 10, 2009
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“Main Street Oneonta to host Downtown Oneonta Sidewalk Sales Festival, Saturday July 18th”
Join Main Street Oneonta on Saturday July 18th from 9am-5pm for the annual Sidewalk Sales Festival. Come down to Main Street in Oneonta; bring your family and friends for a day of children’s activities, summer sales and more.
Live music will be a part of the day’s festivities as well; including traveling accordion music from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Stoddard Hollow String Band’s acoustic wandering minstrels…
On July - 11 - 2009 News
Ken Graig and John Buck demonstrate the pattern, Toi-Gye. This is a 37 movement pattern and the pen name of scholar, Yi Hwang, who was an authority on Neo-Confucianism. The number 37 represents the 37 degrees latitude, which was the birthplace of Yi Hwang.
During testing, the Hill Family demonstrates ‘punch in an L-Stance’ as well as one of Oneonta Taekwon-do’s mottos….. “the Unity of Members”. This exhibits a correlation between family and Taekwon-do members. As the Unity of Members motto states “….it is our desire to learn that brings us together as a family”.
Breaking 2 boards with a back kick requires a great deal of balance, coordination, speed, power, accuracy and self-confidence.
A 200 pound man breaking boards is one thing. What 13 year old Alex Lusins lacks in size, he makes up for in technique and determination.
With his long, strong soccer legs, Cael McCabe makes easy work of his boards.
In the near future, our school will be offering Taekwondo classes to children and I decided to pass this on to our senior students in the hopes it will help them be the best teachers they can be.
On July - 3 - 2009 Articles Children Personal development
Matt Goodrich demonstrates the ability to perform several continuous kicks with great poise and technique…. front turning kick followed by back kick, skipping side kick followed by back kick followed by front turning kick, skipping front kick followed by skipping front turning kick followed by skipping side kick followed by skipping hook kick
