Priscilla, Kris, John, and Ken all earn black stripes at their promotion test in January, 2010.
John and Kris perform the pattern Hwa-Rang.
Now, it’s Ken and Priscilla’s turn:
Congratulations to Matt Goodrich on successfully earning his 1st degree black belt. Matt is now certified by Taekwon-Do International to be a black belt in good standing.
For his promotion test, Matt traveled to NYC with his family and fellow Oneonta Taekwon-Do schoolmate John Buck. He completed a written exam, an endurance test, and then gave a demonstration including 3 patterns, basic combinations, sparring, and 3 different board breaks.
In addition to the physical requirements, Taekwon-Do International requires proven examples of living up to the Tenets of Taekwon-Do.
Congratulations…
On September - 22 - 2009 Black Choong-Moo Free fighting Grandmaster Kim Hwa-Rang Joong-Gun News Step Sparring Students Taekwon-do International Video board break
Hwa Rang is a 29 movement pattern named after a youth group in early 7th century Silla Dynasty. This is one of the many patterns that Matt and Owen have had to achieve in order to demonstrate their next step…. becoming a 1st Degree Black Belt. Obtaining the Black Belt is an honorary achievement for any martial art.
There are many qualities that must be achieved for any belt, whether it be yellow or black. Each belt signifies an advancement of learning. The higher the belt the more the student has increased their awareness and personal growth.
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Matt demonstrates board breaking and performs Hwa Rang at his interim Red belt test.
Sorry again for the poor editing – I’ll try to fix this later…. There are a few seconds of blank screen in the beginning and then it just continues on and on… However, great job by Fred despite the cameraman being in the way.
