This morning at
Tae Kwon Do, J and another classmate tested for their white-with-yellow-stripe belt. Here both proud boys pose with their black-belt instructor, wearing their new belts.
For warm-ups, prior to the testing, they played a jumping and reflexes type game. J gets some good air under him while the "Connecticut Alligator" passes underneath him.
The boys demonstrate their knowledge of the Star Block sequence. They did it first along with their instructor, then on their own.
A flying front kick, after a roll-out. J got some good height here, too!
The instructor ties J's new belt onto him. This was followed by the ceremonial throwing of the old belt over his shoulder, signifying throwing away all the "bad" behaviors that were experienced while wearing that belt, in effect wiping the slate clean for this new belt. Not exactly how I would have worded it, but interesting symbolism none the less. The boys were pretty excited about the new belt with color, and no longer being White Belts.
This morning at Tae Kwon Do, J and another classmate tested for their white-with-yellow-stripe belt. Here both proud boys pose with their black-belt instructor, wearing their new belts.
For warm-ups, prior to the testing, they played a jumping and reflexes type game. J gets some good air under him while the "Connecticut Alligator" passes underneath him.
The boys demonstrate their knowledge of the Star Block sequence. They did it first along with their instructor, then on their own.
A flying front kick, after a roll-out. J got some good height here, too!
The instructor ties J's new belt onto him. This was followed by the ceremonial throwing of the old belt over his shoulder, signifying throwing away all the "bad" behaviors that were experienced while wearing that belt, in effect wiping the slate clean for this new belt. Not exactly how I would have worded it, but interesting symbolism none the less. The boys were pretty excited about the new belt with color, and no longer being White Belts.
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Congratulations, J!!
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