Thrill Of Victory
Our daughter earned her yellow belt in taekwondo last week! She was awarded the stripe of excellence along with her yellow belt, and she also received a certificate and an ATF patch for her uniform. She is pictured here with one of her fantastic instructors.
Here she is accepting her belt from the head of the school, Mr. Barras, who is a 5th degree black belt. I love the team of instructors at her school. They are very strong encouragers, and the students have such a healthy respect for the them. They are definately doing something right, because I see a new enthusiasm and self confidence in our daughter, along with rapidly improving health. Taekwondo is a great workout .. they work HARD for a solid hour! She is already developing new muscle tone and strength, as well as greater flexibility and balance.
At the end of the ceremony, each student tied on their new belt for the first time. Bringing home the new belt was SUCH a thrill to her … just look at that smile on her face!
Keeping it real,

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This post has 12 comments
February 25th, 2009
Congratulations on the yellow belt!
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February 25th, 2009
Well done! It takes a lot of practice and dedication. She is to be commended.
February 26th, 2009
congrats! what an accomplishment.
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February 26th, 2009
Congrats to her, what a wonderful accomplishment. She looks proud of herself and she should be!
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February 26th, 2009
good job!!
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February 26th, 2009
Wow, Congratulations to your daughter, that’s awesome! I always wanted to try tawkwondo or karate but I’m SERIOUSLY uncoordinated so I never pursued it.
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February 26th, 2009
Fabulous work, my son holds a brown belt, we know the work and determination!
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February 26th, 2009
Oh wow! What a great job! I am very uncoordinated. So I am completely impressed. Congratulations!
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February 26th, 2009
Hi Tammie,
When you put in the work to earn something, when you receive it – you really do feel proud of your accomplishment. Your daughter deserves to be proud for all the hard work she put in to earn this. Enjoy these moments…
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February 28th, 2009
Congratulations to your daughter! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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March 21st, 2009
I love that smile on her face!
And I know how serious she is about doing well in her sport. I watched her go through her forms when she was vacationing here in BC ….was it a whole week ago? I miss you McKenzie!
April 5th, 2009
Congrats!!