taekwondo tournament

Shawn getting his gold medal scores.

Sky's silver medal scores.

Shawn gearing up for sparring

Don't mess with Shawn

Annabel prepares to spar. She went 3 rounds, and took home a bronze medal!

Below, Sky sparred a girl way bigger than her. She was very brave.

Sky gets advice from her teacher.

What an experience this was for our entire family! The kids competed in their first real tournament.  Our kids were some of the few white belts (beginning belt color) there. They all did great. They all competed in "forms" and "sparring." There was nervousness about just showing up and doing their forms, in addition there was the stress over the very monitored and padded fights. They were thrilled to receive medals in both divisions. We came away seeing that the biggest growth often happens when we face our fears.