Martial artists from the Stevens Point YMCA taekwondo class
and Stevens Taekwondo A New Way of Life tested successfully for new belt ranks
at the YMCA recently.
The students all sparred, demonstrated kicks, blocks and
forms, and broke a board as they advanced in rank level.
Yellow belt Jerome Meredith was awarded the trophy for
excellence in testing.
The testing was judged by head instructors Mark and Hilde
Henkel and Karen Johnson, assisted by Ron Locascio.
Tournament News
A local martial artist excelled at the Badger State Winter Games
in Wausau recently.
High green belt Ian Shelton won two first place gold medals
in board breaking. He topped out the
high jump breaking with a six foot four inch jumping front kick, and then wowed
the judges with his five board breaks using a jump spin side kick, a tornado
kick, a flying side kick, a high switching front kick and a sword hand. Shelton also earned second place in sparring
at the event at Wausau West High School Field House.
Shelton is a student at Stevens Taekwondo A
New Way of Life.
