Speaks for Itself

Ethan's board that he broke with a spin-kick in his Black Belt test for Kuk Sool Won, the Korean Martial Art both of my kids have been practicing for about five years. He doesn't have the black belt yet. He needs nine "stripes" to get there. It will require more tests over a number of months, which are very rigorous and exhausting. Board breaking always comes at the end of the two-hour test, and is just sort of a bonus. You don't have to break the board to pass, but of course all the kids love to do it. It is the fun part, the glamour part. When I saw this broken board propped up on his bookshelf last weekend after the test I smiled to myself. I am reminded that it's good to have a little pride after making it through the pain…