April 19, 2008 Black Belt Testing Gallery
For the Black Belt test, students were required to show proficiency with
30 different kicking techniques, 11 forms, free sparring, one step sparring
(prearranged self defense techniques), hand to hand self defense and breaking
multiple boards or bricks at a minimum of 3 different stations.
Christie Pascua, Sanish Shrestha, Wu Jin Kim, Hyung Jin Kim and Darrel
Ward earned their First Degree Black Belts.
AJ Wall IV earned his Third Degree black Belt. LMRA Taekwondo assistant instructor, Catrina
Benson, successfully tested for her Second Degree Black Belt. She had to demonstrate forms, self-defense
techniques against kicking, hand to hand self defense techniques, knife defense
techniques, one step self defense techniques, free sparring and break multiple
boards and bricks at a minimum of five stations.
Click on the photos below to see
enlarged photos.
The photos, indicated to
be “by Lalor”, were taken by photographer Jonathon Lalor.
He can be reached at lalorphotos@gmail.com
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Catrina flips Greg with kicking defense. (by Lalor) |
Catrina flips Master Avery with kicking defense. (by Lalor) |
Catrina defense from knife attack. (by Lalor) |
Catrina defense from knife attack. (by Lalor) |
Catrina defense from knife attack. (by Lalor) |
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Catrina defense from shoulder grab with joint lock. (by Lalor) |
Sparring. (by Lalor) |
Catrina
sparring. |
Breaking 1st station. (by Lalor) |
Breaking 2nd station. (by Lalor) |
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Catrina breaking brick with axe kick. (by Lalor) |
Catrina breaking boards with jumping snap kick. (by Lalor) |
Catrina breaking boards with elbow strike. (by Lalor) |
Breaking by Spin
Kick. (by Lalor) |
Breaking by
Side Kick. (by Lalor) |
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Written test |
Catrina and |
Master
Avery, Catrina and |
The whole
group. |
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