Testing of all black belt candidates included performance of 50 kick combinations of their choice and sparring. Kim Regnitz and Dylan Regnitz were both awarded third degree black belts. After demonstrating the taebek form, the mother-son duo each broke a board with a spinning hook speed break.
Three students achieved second degree black belt level, performing the keumgang form together. Benjamin Goodberlet smashed a two-inch board with a back spinning side kick; Bryant Hedrington broke two inch-boards with a back spinning side kick and twelve-year-old Reed Kolby Davis also used a back spinning side kick on his board.
Brian Gibbs earned a full first degree black belt with his performance of koryo and four taegeuk forms, answering an oral exam on the history of taekwondo, the creeds and terminology and then demonstrating an impressive 360-jumping sidekick for his board break. Gibbs was sponsored for his testing by black belt Thomas Lima.
Entering the black belt ranks as deputy black belts, father-son duo Thomas and Jacob Oakland performed five taegeuk forms and then both used back spinning side kicks to break their boards.
From the large field of color belts tested, grandmaster Dwight Stevens selected three students for recognition, awarding the first place trophy to red belts Ben Misiewicz, second place to Taylor Sankey, and third place to John Paul Bunn. Stevens was assisted judging the record numbers testing by senior masters Karen Johnson, and Mark and Hilde Henkel.
