Black Belt Test - 2

Following are two shots of a low spinning kick, breaking a board with the heel of my foot. In the first one I have just dropped down to the floor and am moving my leg into position. I was unsuccessful the first time. Paul moved over to hold for Krystal, and Jeff came to hold the board for me. You can see a pile of boards in the foreground. Those are mine. They had to get more though, because we did many different kinds of breaks.

This one is blurry because I was kicking. You can see my leg swinging backward toward the board that Jeff and Master Park are holding. I am happy to report I broke the thing! On the right is Krystal. She and Paul are getting up off the floor, where she has just successfully broken her board. The pieces are in Paul's hands.

The week after our test was an exhibition at Elmira College, where Jeff jumped over three boxes to break a board with a flying side kick. Unfortunately for him, he broke his foot along with the board, so he is in a cast right now...

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