Green Belt

Tonight the boys tested for their green belts in Tae Kwon Do. I really, really like Master Church, the owner of the do jung. He demands excellence and respect from all of his students. Master Church means business. At one point a student slouched while he was answering questions during the oral portion of the test, Master Church was extremely displeased. He launched into a mini-tirade about how casual kids are. Later when he asked another student about what chores he does at home and the student answered that he cleans his room, Master Church stopped the testing. He wanted everyone to know that cleaning your room is not a chore it is a privilege; because you are lucky to have a room. He wanted to be clear that a chore is something that is done to help the family and make mom/dad's life easier. The testing procedure is a great, albeit stressful experience, for the kids. They have to perform individually in front of all their peers and the spectating adults. In addition to knowing their poonse, they have to know vocabulary, and some tae kwon do history/concepts.

Here is K doing his poonse.

C doing his poonse.

And I am loving this...here are two videos of the boys breaking boards!

The boys' efforts were successful. Here are the two newly minted green belts.