Congratulations to Theo on his promotion to Blue belt. Theo began his Taekwon-Do journey many years ago in Oneonta where he earned a blue belt but was forced to stop training when his instructor retired.
We are pleased that Theo could put on a white belt and train dilligently while working back to his previous level and we look forward to his future training with us.
(For some reason, these videos did not convert properly and are a bit jagged!)
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:
Cael McCabe earns his red belt. In this post are videos of Cael demonstrating Toi-Gye, board breaking, and sparring with Tom Hill.
Cael performs the pattern Toi-Gye.
Cael breaks two boards with a back kick, and two boards with a cross-behind side kick. Keep in mind the force that must be generated to break 1 and 1/2 inches of pine wood.
Tom, Christina, and Tyler Hill earn their red stripes.
The Hill Family performs the pattern Joong-Gun.
With an excellent board breaking display, all 4 of our red belts each broke 2 boards with each leg in a continuous manner. Taekwon-Do emphasizes equal training for left and right sides of the body for balanced results. This demonstration shows how effectively our students have practiced.
If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll never get there.
- Yogi Berra
Theory, theory, theory. Blah, blah, blah.
Over the years I’ve read countless articles and books on personal development and the pursuit of goals. Most of them were put down, tossed aside, <yawn>, NEXT!
A couple of years ago, I was in one of the worst financial struggles of my life and happened to borrow this video by Zig Ziglar on goals. Before it was over, I had pen in hand, a half dozen of my goals written down, and the 7 critical factors needed to…
Congratulations to Jennifer Butler on earning her blue stripe!
Basics and Won-Hyo
Jennifer demonstrates self-defense with Kristian and then executes a rear leg side kick to break 2 boards
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Uniting the Taekwon-Do World
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy.
— Henry Kissinger
