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| Clohan, Salm, Bunn Dr. Stevens |
Sharp board breaking, intense forms and enthusiastic
sparring highlighted martial arts skills
in spring promotion testing at the Stevens Point YMCA recently. Two dozen Stevens Taekwondo Academy students
earned higher belts, including three at black belt levels.
John Paul Bunn achieved third poom black belt as he
demonstrated the taebek form, sparring skills and advanced kick
combinations. Bunn used a back spinning
hook kick for his speed break.
Amanda Salm earned full first degree black belt status in
extensive testing which included sparring and advanced kick combinations and
performance of koryo and four taebek forms.
She was sponsored for black belt by senior master Mark Henkel. Salm answered a wide range of questions
covering the history, terminology, symbolism, tenets and olympic connections of
taekwondo, and smashed her board with a spinning hook speed break.
Thomas Clohan gained deputy black belt rank with his
demonstration of five taebek forms, kick combinations and sparring. Clohan shattered his board using a roundhouse
back spinning side kick.
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| Linzmeier, Shelton, Alkaswari |
From the color belt ranks, green belt Jillena Linzmeier won
a first place trophy, high yellow Ian Shelton earned second place and young
high yellow belt Ahmed Alkaswari was awarded third place.
The testing was judged by master instructor Dwight Stevens,
assisted by senior masters Mark Henkel, Bill Dragolovich, Ron Locascio and
Jerry Hajewski of Milwaukee.
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| Hajewski, Dragolovich, Dr. Stevens Henkel, Locascio |
Spring II session at the YMCA begins April 19th---please register in advance!
The session runs to May 26, Tuesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
**no classes May 31 and June 2**
Summer session begins June 7 with the next promotion testing June 12.
