I was going through one of my OLD email addresses and I found a speech that I wrote when I was 12 years old and had to give a speech before accepting my blackbelt. I figured I would share it with y'all.
My Journey To Black-belt
My journey started alittle over 2 years ago. I had wanted to take Taekwondo since I was about 7 years old, I just never got around to starting. Then I found out that one of my moms friends has a taekwondo school and some people from my school were going there. I went and tried one night and had a blast. It was hard to learn all the forms and one steps , but eventually I learned them. My first time sparring was a lot of fun. We really didn’t know what we were doing besides hitting each other, the instructors used the term “Excessive Contact” a lot and eventually I learned to hit lighter and have more control. At blue belt I went to my first tournament and learned many new things. The judges at the tournament gave suggestions for my form and taught me a few new kicks and blocks. The red belt form took me awhile to learn but the hard part was re-remembering all the white and yellow belt one steps. I like the red belt form more than all the others because of all the spin kicks and many different types of moves. At black belt I went to the tournament in alabama and did a few clinics. I learned that Hon Mu Do with Doctor Kim hurts and ground escape is a lot of fun.
The black belt form took me the longest to learn, because of the many different moves and stances in it. I would like to especially thank my mom and dad for bringing me to class, Mr and Mrs. Neely for helping me with everything , Mr Insly and Mrs Jophreaon and all the other instructors.
Austin
My Journey To Black-belt
My journey started alittle over 2 years ago. I had wanted to take Taekwondo since I was about 7 years old, I just never got around to starting. Then I found out that one of my moms friends has a taekwondo school and some people from my school were going there. I went and tried one night and had a blast. It was hard to learn all the forms and one steps , but eventually I learned them. My first time sparring was a lot of fun. We really didn’t know what we were doing besides hitting each other, the instructors used the term “Excessive Contact” a lot and eventually I learned to hit lighter and have more control. At blue belt I went to my first tournament and learned many new things. The judges at the tournament gave suggestions for my form and taught me a few new kicks and blocks. The red belt form took me awhile to learn but the hard part was re-remembering all the white and yellow belt one steps. I like the red belt form more than all the others because of all the spin kicks and many different types of moves. At black belt I went to the tournament in alabama and did a few clinics. I learned that Hon Mu Do with Doctor Kim hurts and ground escape is a lot of fun.
The black belt form took me the longest to learn, because of the many different moves and stances in it. I would like to especially thank my mom and dad for bringing me to class, Mr and Mrs. Neely for helping me with everything , Mr Insly and Mrs Jophreaon and all the other instructors.
Austin
