Well, the kids amazed us this weekend. Charlotte and Elijah both tested for their red belts in tae kwon do this past Saturday, and they had to do their most difficult board break yet. It’s easier to to just show you pictures of the break than try to describe it, so here are Elijah and Charlotte breaking their boards.
We have watched a lot of tests during our 18 months of tae kwon do. I think that I have seen maybe two or three people total actually make this break during a test. This is the first break where the martial artist has only three attempts; usually, the kids whale at the boards until they break, but not with this one. This is also a kick where, if the person doing it does is wrong on the first attempt, all subsequent attempts are done with a very sore heal, which makes a break even less likely. If the board doesn’t break in three attempts, the kicker has to use an alternate kick.
I say all of that to say that actually making this break is a huge psychological deal for moving up with the higher belts. And all three brown belts who were testing this time, including Charlotte and Elijah managed to break their boards! It took Elijah two attempts, and Charlotte squeaked it in with her third.
Needless to say, we were all very excited! Elijah had said, even walking in the door, that he just wasn’t sure that he could do it. We stopped, huddled up for a prayer, and told both kids to just concentrate and do their best.
It was really something to watch!
Here are our new red belts and a family picture for good measure!
In other news, I have had two good training runs the past two Saturdays, one of ten miles and the other of eight miles. This weekend is supposed to be another big one, ten to 12 miles. We’ll see how that goes. So far, I’m still on track for the half marathon on April 30!
I am also done with 1 Corinthians in my accelerated Bible reading plan. I’m due to be done with the entire Bible in seven more days. Woo-hoo!
And that’s what’s been happening here. Hope that all is well your way!
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