Thirty Orana Taekwondo (OTKD) students were put through their paces recently as theyworked toward a higher grading at their end-of-term assessment.
In what was an eventful night, 30 OTKD coloured belt studentsworked hard to keep up with the pace set by instructor Anthony O ’Leary 1st Dan, while Head of Style Chizen Taekwondo, Kim Macrae 5th Dan graded the students.
O ’Leary was very impressed with the students ’ growth and enthusiasm during the grading.
"The OTKD students have learned a range of skills including basic punches, taekwondo kicks, iKi moves, self-defence techniques and ITF patterns that are becoming more complexin technique," O ’Leary said.
These skills were put to the test at the grading and all students impressed on the night.
Some notable mentions include Jessica Riley, Alyssa O ’Leary, Kalina Davis and Brandon Mohr who all demonstrated outstanding skills and effort.
James Fern demonstrated the tenet of perseverance to complete all set skill requirements to gain his yellow belt and he was also awarded the club ’s award for this tenet.
Twelve other students demonstrated outstanding skills and went on to gain their green belts and blue tips.
These students included Teagan and Mikaela Percy, Toby Stewart and Jordyn Dalton who performed excellent turning kicks and showed great control with patterns.
Chloe Rosser, Nicole Heath, Kelly Hannifey and Brandon Mohr worked hard throughout the two hours of the grading to be awarded their green belts in a double grading, a rare achievement.
Daily Liberal
Taekwondo students impress instructors during grading
