Jordan and Matthew were nice enough to invite us to the tae kawn do final test, graduation, and belt ceremony (2 separate weekends, but through the magic of the blog - brought to you in one post).
Unfortunately the senior instructor and owners wanted the students to face them to ensure they understood the principles and could apply the teachings. So that meant we have very few close up of the two of them. But suffice it to say they did GREAT!
They had to demonstrate moves involving kicks, arms, jumps - and some combinations of all three. They had to do all of this while being respectful of their instructors and the Master of the Academy. Each of the boys really has taken to Tae Kwan Do and found something special they can excel at. Jordan is very attentive and executes his moves with precision. Matthew is quick to jump to his feet and follow instruction and has learned on his own how to count to ten in Korean. And their instructor was great to recognize both kids in front of the packed room.
Besides successfully completing all of their moves the big event was rounded off by breaking a few boards ... well about 40-50 boards in total. I thought it was great the two of them got to keep their boards as evidence of all of their hard work, not to mention hard hands!
We had a pot luck after the belt ceremony which was fun for everyone - even Jordan. Although it may appear somewhat questionable based on Jordan's expression.
Thanks for inviting us - we had a great time and look forward to attending the next belt ceremony
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