Students and
friends celebrated with Dr. Dwight Stevens on his birthday, May 13 with cake
and special greetings. Master Kim
Buehler handled the cake carving and serving instructions.
Congratulations, Grand Master Stevens!
2014 State Championships
Three local
martial artists came home champions from the recent 2014 Wisconsin State
Taekwondo Championship in Middleton.
Second
degree black belt Isaac Williams placed in all three events for the 12-14 year-old group, winning first place in the sparring competition. Williams broke twelve boards using a butterfly kick, an autobahn kick, a
skipping side kick, a spinning side kick, a switching front kick and a speed
break spinning hook kick, earning second place., and also garnered third place
in forms competition.
Deputy black
belt Tanner Rogers took first place in the 17 to 32 year-old breaking division,
smashing three boards with a flying side kick, 2 boards with a tornado kick and
snapped another board with a spear hand.
Rogers also earned third place in the sparring for his division.
High blue
belt Arthur Muschkat won first place in the sparring for the 17 to 32 year-old
division.
The trio,
trained by Senior Master Karen Johnson through Stevens Taekwondo: A New Way of
Life and the UW-Stevens Point taekwondo program, were coached at the tourney by
Master Peter Shave. Placing in the state tournament qualifies them
to compete at the national level in San Jose in July. More than 130 competitors attended the
tournament, sponsored by the Wisconsin Taekwondo Association.
