Seeing Red!

Jon Michael tested today for his red belt. He only has black tab and then black belt. He was sitting on the couch just now and said, "I just thought about it...I have a red belt!" It was funny.

This was a hard test for him, he had to know the normal stuff for the new belt but also the names of all the stances in english and korean. He did a great job though and knew his defenition when they asked. He was also the only one testing for red belt so he was all alone when it was time to do his thing. It just shows how much he's grown, never b/f would he have stood in front of a group by himself with all eyes on him for anything. We still talk about the first class he ever went into he had to be carried in by Mr Webre and now look at him.

Self Defense

Kicking

Sparring, he's in the red gear

His break for this test was a "jump 360 reverse turning kick"

Awful picture but he got it after one test try.

Getting his new red belt

2nd Gup Red Belt with his broken board

(gup is kinda like ranking, black belt tab will be 1st gup then black belt)

We are super proud of him! He's really stuck with taekwondo, a lot longer than I would have! He's got a goal and we're proud that he's working so hard on his own to attain it.