Local Students Shine at Taekwondo Championships
Martial artists from three branches of Stevens
Taekwondo Academy
schools medaled at the recent state championships and qualified for national
competition.
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| Isaac Williams sparring |
Black belt Isaac Williams
used a butterfly kick a spinning hook speed break and an autobahn kick to snap
three boards and win first place in the 12 to 14 year-old division. Williams
also took second place in the forms and sparring competition for his division.
Third dan black belt Charles Zoromski took home the third
place medal in men’s lightweight sparring competition.
Stevens Taekwondo
Academy had a strong contingent in
the blue belt divisions. Lydia Miller earned two first place medals, breaking
two boards with a long-stepping side kick and a butterfly kick for the board
breaking first, and then won the youth forms competition. Her mother Jill Miller took first place in
the masters division for blue belt forms.
Tanner Rogers won the mean blue belt breaking competition snapping three
boards with an autobahn kick, a 270-side kick and a switching front kick. Rogers
also grabbed the second place medal for feather weight sparring. Blue belt brothers Griffin
and Reece Peeters won first and second place respectively in the cadet division
for forms. All blue belts performed the
challenging tae geuk yuk jahn form.
The 2013 Wisconsin State Taekwondo championships were
sponsored by the Wisconsin Taekwondo Association and drew more than 200
competitors to Middleton High
School for the May 4 competition. Medaling at the tournament qualifies these
students for participation in the 2013 USA Taekwondo National Championships
which will be held in Chicago, July
3 to July 9.
Contributing Rightly
Also in May, our demo team presented at the Children’s
Museum in Stevens Point with
Masters Kim Buehler and Karrie Lane,
assisted by youngsters Raven and Jeffie.
Another great way of getting the word out about taekwondo for young and
old, as even a small white belt demonstrated how to break a board.
More Celebration
The YMCA class enjoyed singing happy bierthday to Dr. Stevens, the day after his birthday, and sharing a birthday cake. Dr. Stevens also received a book of photos from his birthday celebration with the black belts, last month. Dr. Stevens also showed off his special uniform, gift of grandmaster Robert Stevens, which notes his service in Korea.
