Congratulations to soccer star Cael “McLegs” McCabe on earning his first black stripe.
After demonstrating red belt level kicking techniques with legs made like rubber bamboo,
and Hwa-Rang,
he broke 2 boards with each leg using back kicks.
Finally, he sparred with his cousin Finn.
We hope Cael has a successful fall soccer season and look forward to his return to the black belt path in winter.
Black belts give test demonstrations approximately every 6 months. Owen had an excellent test demonstrating kicking combinations, Kwan-Gae, board breaking and sparring.
Below are videos of Owen breaking 3 boards with a back kick and two boards with a reverse punch.
Cael demonstrates Joong-Gun:
Cael breaks two boards:
Finally, Cael was asked to spar with Matt Goodrich with no gear and limited contact.
The following was submitted to the Hometown Advantage for the October release.
On September 24, 2009, Taekwon-Do International recognized 14 year old Worcester resident Owen McCabe as a certified black belt. Having trained diligently since March of 2006, Owen was invited to test by Oneonta Taekwon-Do instructor Ray Mannion. In addition to his training in Oneonta, he attended camps and seminars under Grandmaster Suk Jun Kim, a 9th degree black belt and founder of Taekwon-Do International.
For promotion to…
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…
Students at Oneonta Taekwondo test for their belt upgrade. The Hill Family (Tom, Chris and Tyler), Cael McCabe, Alex Lusins, John Buck, Ken Graig, and Matt Goodrich have worked hard to achieve personal goals by their perseverance in Self Control and Improvement of Mind and Body. Other Taekwondo students participate by giving their support from the side lines.
At the blue belt level, students are expected to free-fight with protective gear. This takes a great deal of courage, confidence, and self-control.
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