Why is tournament participation important for your child.

We continued our month long series of How to Become More Successful in Breaking Boards. Junior, Teen and Adult students had fun breaking larger boards then is required on their Belt Test and few have even dared to try break real concrete cinder blocks.

I wanted to take a moment to share with you the experience and growth we had at the recent National Tournament in January 2014. This was my son's first tournament and he is a Senior Purple Belt. 

Grandmaster Nelson is an 8th Degree Black Belt with over 35 years of Taekwondo experience. He runs a Taekwondo school in Lexington, KY, and is known for his sparring and boxing prowess and precision techniques in his forms.

Everyone, from our youngest 4 and 5 year olds to teens and adults, had a great time and enjoyed being together with their friends.

Girls worked with each other on scenarios when someone crosses their safe distance and learned that their voice is their biggest weapon and that they can use specific simple words to keep the stranger away.

"Mom/Dad! I don't wanna go to class today!" 

I know every parent in this school has heard this at least a dozen times. I even have parents come in so frustrated that they want to kill their children because they are just such a pain in the butt about coming to class at times.

We were having so much fun with our Beginner and Intermediate Junior students today! We called it an Action Packed Thursday. Boards were flying everywhere and students were having loads of fun when we were playing back their board breaking triumphs through a projector onto a 10 foot screen.

Big congratulations to our students who competed - Mr. Robert Sampson on his Spirit Medal, Miss Gaby Pulido on her 2nd Place Silver Medal in artistic forms and Mr. Surya Arakere on his 2nd Place Silver Medal in artistic forms.