Oneonta Taekwon-do

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!)

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.

Cael demonstrates Joong-Gun:

Cael breaks two boards:

Finally, Cael was asked to spar with Matt Goodrich with no gear and limited contact.

Priscilla demonstrates breaking two (2) boards with a back kick.

Priscilla McCabe demonstrates the pattern Toi-Gye, a 37 movement pattern. Toi-Gye is the penname for scholar Yi Hwang, an authority in neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements represents the 37th parallel on which Yi Hwang was born.

Terri Graig demonstrating Won Hyo to obtain her blue belt during July 2009 test. Won Hyo is a 28 step movement named after the monk who introduced Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty.