Check out my Ninja family....
The Referee is their instructor. He is a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is continuing a family legacy. He was trained in Tae Kwon Do throughout his childhood, by his Uncle. In his family, there is also an Aunt, another Uncle, and one of the Referee's brothers who are all black belts in Tae Kwon Do. I'm pretty sure other family members have earned various lower ranks through the years/decades.
The Referee started up a Tae Kwon Do class at our church a few years ago. Our children were way too young to participate at the time. The class was inspired by his other hobby, Star Wars. When the next series of Star Wars movies were in theaters, the teens of our church would hold lightsaber battles on the grass lawn after service. The Referee loved to join in. Apparently, there is no age too old to battle with lightsabers! As he showed the teens various fighting moves with a lightsaber, he started thinking they might like to learn some real fighting moves...which brought to mind the idea of starting up a Tae Kwon Do class.
This year, our older children have joined his class, one-by-one, as they have gained age and interest. Even though The Referee was enjoying teaching the class before, he is REALLY fired up about his class now that his own children are taking part in it. He is also starting to consider training for his next rank. It is fun to see this level of excitement return in his life.
Even though I am not a martial artist myself, Tae Kwon Do holds a special place in my heart. The Referee and I started dating around the time he was getting serious about training for his blackbelt. He eventually invited me to visit his class and watch while he trained. His Uncle later told me that he knew that I was the one his nephew would marry, when the Referee first brought me to class....because that was the first time he had opened up that part of his life to anyone else.
Now, he is sharing that part of his life with his children!
The Referee started up a Tae Kwon Do class at our church a few years ago. Our children were way too young to participate at the time. The class was inspired by his other hobby, Star Wars. When the next series of Star Wars movies were in theaters, the teens of our church would hold lightsaber battles on the grass lawn after service. The Referee loved to join in. Apparently, there is no age too old to battle with lightsabers! As he showed the teens various fighting moves with a lightsaber, he started thinking they might like to learn some real fighting moves...which brought to mind the idea of starting up a Tae Kwon Do class.
This year, our older children have joined his class, one-by-one, as they have gained age and interest. Even though The Referee was enjoying teaching the class before, he is REALLY fired up about his class now that his own children are taking part in it. He is also starting to consider training for his next rank. It is fun to see this level of excitement return in his life.
Even though I am not a martial artist myself, Tae Kwon Do holds a special place in my heart. The Referee and I started dating around the time he was getting serious about training for his blackbelt. He eventually invited me to visit his class and watch while he trained. His Uncle later told me that he knew that I was the one his nephew would marry, when the Referee first brought me to class....because that was the first time he had opened up that part of his life to anyone else.
Now, he is sharing that part of his life with his children!
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