On Saturday May 26/2018 at 1:00pm Main gym location is Black Belt Promotion.

I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all students/parents/family to consider observing this type of promotion, it has a special feeling to it and provides insight into the level of skill that can be achieved through hard work and dedication to this art.

Black stripes testing, this test you will endure tomorrow is to show case all the techniques you have learned over the course of your martial arts journey but most importantly to show case imagination, focus and to do everything with all your heart.

I remember back in my younger years competing in Nationals I would get butterflies just thinking about competing. When I returned back to Taekwondo after many years those same butterflies are still with me. My Grand Master once told me to embrace those butterflies it means you are feeling alive. He said this is not a bad thing, it means it's important to you. I wanted to share that with you all as it is very normal to have butterflies and to be nervous so embrace it and turn them into positive feelings not negative. I wish you all best of luck and know you will put your best efforts forward testing.