Double Promotion

Back in the beginning of May Ammon tested to promote from white belt to yellow belt in Taekwondo. The promotional testing took an hour and a half! The entire time he was focused and did everything he needed to. He broke his board in 2 kicks and earned a yellow star for his uniform for kicking over 100 times in a minute. He was so proud of that yellow star and broken board!

On Monday when we went to class Master Choe pulled Ammon and myself into his office and told Ammon that he was doing such a great job that he wanted to double promote him. Meaning that instead of being a yellow belt, he would be a yellow belt green tip! Master Choe said that mom needed to say yes that he could double promote (and pay for the 2nd promotion). I of course said YES, with tears in my eyes. He went into class and was taught the green tip form, bypassing the yellow tip form.
Later that week when his new card was made (each person has a card for them to mark when they go to class, and it's a certain color for rank) his was a green tip one.

In class the next week he got his yellow belt tied on. He was so proud to get that belt!!

Ammon is loving Taekwondo. Somedays he's rather stay home and play, but as soon as we get there he is all business and gets really into the class. We are so proud of Ammon and the energy and effort he is putting into Taekwondo!!

Kick-O-Thon

Master Choe had a kick-a-thon today for anyone who wanted to participate. I wasn't sure we were going to be able to do it until late last night, so we just signed up this morning.

7 and younger were the junior peewees and they went 1st.

Ammon was next to Kayden and Kaydens dad counted for him while I counted for Kayden.
Corrine was a great photographer of Ammon kicking.


Ammon kicked 403 times in 5 minutes. He was the 5th highest kicker in the group. Dillon had the most at just over 600!


3 1st grade Lemme Leopards Dillan, Ammon and Kayden




The grand champion of the kick-o-thon was Lauryn (9 years old). She had over 2,000 kicks in 10 minutes. She happens to be a good friend of Corrine's, so Corrine was extra excited to see her win!






Ammon was so excited for his trophy and wanted everyone to see it, so he stuck it on the piano with his "Supersib" trophy. He later moved them to his dresser so he can see them every day in there.


We are so proud of Ammon and his determination to work hard.

Taekwondo Ammon

Ammon and Simeon started a Taekwondo class through the Iowa City Recreation program a month ago and they both LOVED it right away. Heck I loved it to. Master Smith talked about thanking parents, making thier beds, self control, all while teaching them taekwondo moves.
Ammon was so into the class that he wanted to continue to take them. He decided that he would rather do taekwondo then play baseball.
Last Saturday I got up the nerve to go into Master Choe's and find out about signing Ammon up. When we walked in Master Choe came right out and he was drawn to Ammon. He talked with us about his classes and let us watch a Black belt class for a little bit. He was very nice and really liked Ammon and wanted him to come back at noon for the children's class. We had plans for that day, so we came back today.
Ammon went into class, then Master Choe brought him out and got him a uniform. Ammon was over the moon excited to have a real Taekwondo uniform.

Well he loved the class and wanted to keep coming. So this week he took 4 classes at Master Choe's and finished his last class with Master Smith.

The nice thing about Master Choe's is that you can make the classes work into your schedule. We pay a set price each month and then Ammon can go to as many classes as he wants. He could go to 2 classes every day if he wants to. He needs to go to at least 24 classes in 12 weeks to promote.


The next promotion is on May 5th and he is hoping to have learned enough to get his yellow belt.