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.

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.

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

Choong-Jang has 52 movements. Note that there is very little symmetry in this pattern, making it very difficult to learn and even harder to master

Mr. Davis and Mr. Goodrich Sparring:

4 boards with a back kick:

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 Terri on her successful promotion to blue belt. Blue belt carries significant meaning and is a huge milestone in Taekwon-Do training. We wish her continued success and thank her for her dedicated training.

Terri demonstrates basics and Yul-Gok

Terri and Jennifer demonstrate self-defense and 2 step sparring:

Terri breaks two boards with a side kick: