The Beginning

There's a lot of people out there who are black belts or take some kind of Martial Art. You'd be surprised. I am very proud to say I am one of them. I do not take Karate or Kung Fu. I take Tae Kwon Do.

When I was little, my mom was always trying to get me and my brother to take a Martial Art. We always said we didn't want to and we stuck to it. But then we went down to visit my cousins, aunt, and grandma in the Florida Keys. Both of my cousins were black belts in Tae Kwon Do and went very frequently to classes. One of the evenings they decided to go to class and invited my brother and I to join in. My brother is really more the creative kind so he sat and worked on a sketch he was doing while I joined the class. It was really fun, but I never really thought of joining.

So last summer, my mom decided that my brother and I each had to pick an activity. I thought for a few days and then I found somewhere in my brain the memory of the class with my cousins. I immediately looked into the schools nearby us and I found Master Kechen's and Master Chong's World Class Tae Kwon Do. My mom called both places and we decided to try out Master Chong's. (My brother never picked an activity)

Master Chong's offered a trial program where you would get two private lessons to get you started and two weeks free. My mom and I went to our first lesson together and we received our uniforms and belts. We learned all about the belt system and even got to learn some kicks and stretches. Soon we were ready to start class with everyone else.