TKD Test

Over the weekend it was the Engineer's turn to have a tae kwon do belt test. He was nervous and excited, both, on the morning of the test. I told him I thought that was appropriate. His nerves and excitement would help him to have a little extra energy when he started feeling tired.
It must have worked. He sailed through the test with lots of energy. At the end, it was time to break boards. Thank you, Artist, for helping your brother practice! He performed a brilliant back kick and broke the board. He did it so well, the instructor challenged him with a thicker board. Here he is holding his inch-thick pieces of broken board. He looks so pleased with himself. This test was also special for the Artist. It was her first time judging at a belt test. The Artist was nervous at first too, but soon she settled in and got used to the form she had to fill out. She wishes she could have watched her brother more, but she needed to keep her eye on a young lady who was testing for her red belt.

The Engineer will not be receiving his test results tonight. Instead my children were invited to the martial arts school's satellite location to do a sparring demonstration. Perhaps next week the Engineer will be sporting a green belt.