With proper encouragement, anything is possible.

Students rise to the expectations gently placed upon them

instead he pushed me to be the strong person I am today.

If everyone truly understood these benefits, martial arts would be a part of everyone’s everyday life.

…getting better means working harder to reach out and find new things of value.

I would have never gotten to where I am..

I have learned how to defend myself, how to focus and have better self control, and how giving it my all in taekwondo can really help me even in school and with behavior. I try to get all three stars on my belt; sometimes I get all three, and sometimes I need to do better.

Being a Black Belt is important to me because it proves that I have what it takes to set and achieve my goal. It proves that hard work and determination will result in success. As long as I try hard and don’t give up, I continue to learn and grow in the martial arts.