Congratulations to Phineas Brown-Collins, aka “Finn”, for earning his yellow belt. Finn was able to test in record time due to his excellent attendance and at-home practice.
Finn demonstrates basics:
Finn demonstrates self-defense 1,2,3:
We thank Finn for remembering to bow to the board holders. What excellent courtesy:
Congratulations to Ms. Jennifer Butler on earning her green stripe. Dan-Gun is a pattern with 21 movements and is named after the Holy Dan Gun, the legendary founder of Korea. All of the punches in Dan-Gun are high punches. We hope Jennifer enjoys Do-San even more than Dan-Gun!
I apologize for the video editing – there is about 10 seconds of blank footage before John’s board break…
I’m sure Priscilla can relate to this woman’s story. She has great perspective on those first few classes. They can be so intimidating.
Every winner was once a beginner. I hope all students of Oneonta Taekwon-do continue to extend their encouragement to new students. It takes tremendous courage to put on a do-bok for the first time.
Her blog is very insightful and motivational. This is an other article she wrote on the benefits of Taekwon-do Workouts for Women.
Here is a video of Cael McCabe doing a cross-behind side kick to break a board for his yellow belt test:
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The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.
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