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This was a seminar with 9th Degree Black Belt and head of our Organization Grandmaster Kim, D.H. in a sister school in Espanola New Mexico (near Sante Fe). This was held in June of 2005. At this seminar we had three of our students test to 1st Degree Black Belt: Mark Bradford, Susan Montgomery-Hodge, and Bill Hodge. Classes were held at Del Norte Martial Arts Academy (http://www.adrenalinekick.com) in Espanola NM, Saturday June 26th and 27th, 2005. Del Norte Martial Arts Academy is, run by 5th degree Masters Rudy Lovato and Tony Gonzales.

Our school had the following participants:

The components of the Black Belt test are: Forms, Breaking, and lastly Sparring and Self Defense.

Forms

They need to do all the forms for their level, plus two suprise forms from any of the earlier forms they have learned. That means they do the four high and low brown belt forms and any two of the previous 20 colored belt forms. In order to do this they need to know all their forms.

Bill, Susan and Mark bow in to do their forms


Bill, Susan and Mark doing Tae Guk Pul-Chang

This is the first move in this form.

Breaking

Here they each need to complete two seperate breaks. One with a hand technique and one with a kicking technique. For both techniques, they break a stack of three 3/4" by 12" pine boards. We typically use board-holders supported by a wall which makes it easier on the people holding. Having a solid support makes it easier to break and more consistent for the people breaking as well.

Susan prepares to break with her elbow smash

Look at the intensity on her face!

Susan finishes her break

Nice break!

Bill and a elbow smash break

Good work!

Sparring & Self Defense

Here they do 1-step, 3-step, and free sparring as well as, "ho-sin-sool", self-defense techniques. There's often a suprise thrown in as well, and Master Kim asked them to do 2 on 1 sparring which was unexpected.

Mark and Gene sparring

Here Mark spars against 2nd Degree Black Belt Gene. Gene is one of the black belt instructors at the Del Norte Martial Arts academy in Espanola, and he is always fun to spar with.

Mark and Bill sparring


Bill and Susan sparring


Bill and Susan Self-Defense


Mark and Gene Self-Defense


Bill, Mark vs. Susan in 2 on 1 sparring


Bill, Anil vs. Mark in 2 on 1 sparring

Anil trains at Master Kim's dojang in Tucson and is a 3rd degree black belt. He is an excellent technition and fun to spar with.

After the test

Here are some miscilaneous pictures of everybody lined up, Susan getting her Black Belt and what-not.

Susan receives her black belt from Master Kim


Sandy, Dave and Lynn


Susan, Master Kim, and Bill


Dave, Erik, Susan, Master Kim, Bill and Mark


The whole gang that went down

From Left to right: Dave, Erik, Susan, Master Kim, Bill, Kevin, Mark, Lynn and Sandy. And up front are Connor and Owen.

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