Green Belt Test

I had mentioned in a previous post that there have been several things that have occurred recently that have kept me away from my regular blogging. One of those things was my sons Green Belt Test. Captain Dramatic has been taking Tae Kwon-Do for almost two years now and has finally made it to his green belt, or 7th grade. After they complete their test, which requires memorization and a skill test, they can then participate in the awards ceremony where they get to break a board and receive a certificate. Below is a video of Captain Dramatic breaking his board.

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The boards come in two sizes and "Sir" will judge the skill level of the child or adult, and also take into consideration their size and strength, and decide what thickness to use or what combination of boards to use. They are either a quarter inch thick, or an inch thick. This particular board was a quarter inch thick and giving one of the other children a hard time. Sometimes the boards just don't want to break. I have seem a few (very few) that have been passed through all of the student at various belt ranks only to be broken by the instructor who is a sixth degree black belt.