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Harely tested for her blue belt the same day that Chace tested for his yellow. As always, she was amazing. Her form was great, and I noticed that during her bag technique she incorporated a lot of what she learned in sparring classes.
And her board break? She did an axe kick, but through two boards. Everyone was so proud!! (Harley asked my friend Rem to hold her board.)
It just kind of sucks that the lighting in the dojang is real bad. :-(
Chace was finally ready for his first belt test on Saturday. We were so proud of him. Everyone at the dojang knew it was sort of a long road there, but none of them ever gave up. Neither did Chace. He did so well. He stayed focused and his technique was great.
Now he can't wait to go to Tae Kwon Do class, because he is hoping the tests have been scored and he finally gets his yellow belt.
Harley had Renton Tae Kwon Do Athletics (RTA) practice again today. We went to the Lees Martial Arts in Puyallup and practiced with their team in their dojang. I took some pics with my camera phone.
Harley is getting good at sparring. Earlier in her sparring life she made comments like:
-Mom, I suck at sparring.
-I am strong and have good kicks, but I am too slow.
-I don't like sparring. I'm not good at it.
(Harley is the one in the blue helmet. Click on picture for larger view.)
Today after practice, tired, hot and sweaty Harley grinned at me and said. "Cool! That was so fun!" One of her really good friends that normally beats Harley's butt had to work extra hard to break even in one match, and Harley looked like she won the other.
Do I sound like a proud mom? :-D