Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The U.S. Tae Kwon Do Center
My daughter is testing for her black belt starting tonight 4/25/08. The test lasts all weekend long! They do kicks all night Friday and keep the kids up super late. They get a little sleep and then they wake them up at 6am to do poomsaes. Want to know more about Poomsaes? Click here to read more!
Go Annie Go!
Annelise sparring on day 2 of her blackbelt test. She is pretty tired but hanging in there.
Saturday, Day 2
Annelise is still going at it on day 2 of her testing. She is sparring against other blackbelts and getting pretty tired but still going at it. We have a big cheering section for her here and we are all so proud of her!
Me and my Blackberry...
Most of my blogs about the taekwondo testing were sent AS THEY WERE HAPPENING(!) from my T-Mobile Blackberry phone directly to Blogger. Now is that cool or what??
(note to self: be careful when sending text messages that I don't click "blogger" by mistake!!! lol)
<---click on the Blackberry to find out more!
History of Taekwondo
Tae means “to strike with the feet.”
Kwon means “destroying with the hand or the fist.”
Do means “way” or “method.”
Taekwondo is believed to be one of the oldest Oriental arts of unarmed self-defense. Taekwondo is purely Korean in origin as the beginnings of true Korean culture are believed to have developed in 2332 B.C. with the establishment of the
She Made It!!
Now the only thing left to do tomorrow is-
- Run across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Do more kicks and poomsaes at the Palace of Fine Arts
- Run on the beach at Crissy Field plus more kicks and whatever else we find out!
She crosses the bridge in 18 mins!
It is about an 1.85 mile run across the bridge. Way to go Annie!!
Sit ups and push ups!
After crossing the bridge, the kids have to do as many sit ups and push ups as they can in 3 mins, as well as more kicking.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ivy
Annelise
Dalton
DeanDoing more kicks at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF
Run Annie run!
After testing at the palace, the kids have to run about a mile on the beach...ugh! Its hard enough just walking in the sand!
Next up...digging in the sand
Now the kids have to dig a hole in the sand, using only their feet! When the hole is finished, it has to be up to their knee when they step in it.
Dig Annie, Dig!
Annie found that doing the twist worked pretty well to dig the hole using only her feet. They were allowed to use their hands for the finishing touches.
I heart you
Christian shows his love and support for his sister by drawing a heart in the sand around her hole.
Cover your tracks!
After the jumping is complete, they have to fill in the holes with no trace that they were ever there.
Fisherman's Wharf, then home!
First we take a break and catch a break dancing show!
Wow, those guys are amazing!!
Annie and the Robot-dude!
Lunch at Boudin's Bakery...
Finally time to rest in the car.
Goodbye SF!
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