Continuing on from Grade 11, I wanted to resume with Taekwondo because I thought it’d be a waste to throw what I had already learned previously away. There is a grading coming up soon and we are preparing for that. I hope I can get a double grading but I will have to remember the pattern better. I think not being on the lowest level in the class anymore is nice since most of the class consists of primary school kids and I think that takes a toll on my confidence. There aren’t many higher level belts in our class and I have my friend with me so I think I will continue focusing on developing my skills and building on what I have already learnt.
Taekwondo is an individual sport so there is no teamwork involved. But the teachers like the incorporate group activities to have that respect mentality that exists quite prominently in martial arts. To be able to learn discipline and respect for other is not something foreign to me as it is also bound into our school’s principles.