The old Salem Primary school was the venue for a display of tae kwon do activities while the Montserrat Tae Kwon Do School put on its first full set of examinations for 2013 on, Sunday, May 12.
Making yet another visit, which he said has spanned over 20 years, Grand Master Hyun OK Shin originally from Korea but residing in the U.S.A., presided.
The students grading ranged from White Belt to Black belt.
The Order of Range is set out as follows:
White Belt
Yellow Belt
Green Belt
Purple Belt
3rd Red
2nd Red
2 Kup Brown
1 Kup Brown
+1 Brown
++1 Brown (Candidate Black)
1st Dan Black
2nd Dan Black
5 Dan Black (Master)
36 Students performed in the examinations. 32 students received belts from yellow to ++1 Brown (Candidate Black). The exams took the form of and consisted of Basic Movements, Tae Kwondo Forms , Combinations and Free Fighting.
Two students received their 1st Dan Black Belt – Aaron Lewis and Warren Cassell Jr., while Luke Edgecombe tested for the 2nd Dan Black Belt.
The Instructor for the Montserrat Tae Kwon Do School Leonard Lynch (Master) received his 5th Dan Black Belt and is now Montserrat’s first Tae Kwon Do Master.
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