Why I joined Tae Kwon Do
I joined Tae Kwon Do because my friend Mitch Knock was doing it at the time and he wanted me to try it out. Mitch was a 1st permanent brown belt at the time, now he is a 2nd degree black belt.
The first time I went to practice and I didn’t know what to expect. When I got there most of the students were already there. They were warming up doing kicks and they were stretching. When I got there I found out that Mitch’s mom as the instructor. She greeted my brother and me. And we had to introduce our self’s to the class. It turned out today the class was going to break boards! But before we got to that part Mrs. Knock took us in the back and taught us how to say a few words in Korean. She also taught us some kicks and how to punch correctly. She taught us the front snap kick first, then the side kick next, and last the round house kick. I thought the round house was the hardest kick of the three. My brother seemed to do fine with all of the kicks. After we learned the kicks all of the other students got in line and took turn breaking boards. They looked so cool! Some of them had to break one or two boards at a time. Then Mrs. Knock asked my brother and me, if we wanted to try and break a board doing a step side kick. It took me a couple of try’s until I broke my board, my brother to. After every one was done taking their turn breaking boards we all helped pick them up and put the broken boards in a cardboard box. After we put all of the broken boards in the box she told us to line up and she told us what order everyone goes in. We bowed to the flags and we all clapped are hands to show that practice was over. After practice my mom came and picked us up.
I think that Tae Kwon Do has helped me over the last few years. It has helped me be fit for my other sports. It has also helped me become a better person. It has helped me control my body better too. I think Tae Kwon Do has helped me overall. Every practice I always do my hardest and never give up if I don’t break my boards on the first try. I always respect my instructor and the flags. I also respect my other classmates. And I always respect grandmaster Jung no matter what the scenario is. And it will never matter if I don’t pass a test, I will always keep trying my best until I pass my test. And like my instructor and all the other instructors have said “We can’t pass the test for you, we can’t make you study your meaning, and we can’t make you practice at home”. And I believe that.
