Previous Test

    
     Little out of order here, but this is a picture from two tests ago. This was a big test for me in many different ways. For one it was the first test since I had to stop actively participating in TSD for close to a year, so this was a test of the shape I was in. It was also a test of how much I still remembered from a year of inactivity. I'm happy to say that this is personally one of my best tests, and that the amount of time invested to get this far has been worth it!
     Lately I been very busy with TSD, and I have  finished up an english class at CSM.

     The balloon project is almost finished since the balloon cutdown device is complete, all that's needed now is selecting a park in WV to launch from, and the connection between the APRS module and the radio and that's it.

My Long Wait

     One of the things that I had been preparing for a long time was my last Gup test in Tang Soo Do. The meaning of Gup has the meaning of basic training.This is my last test before Midnight Blue Belt ( which is the equivalent of black belt) its a symbol of ending the basic training period and moving to more advanced training. The above movie is the breaking section of my test on April 30th. the first kick that I break with is flying side kick, followed by flying back kick. I somehow had never practiced with an object that I had to go over until the exam. Then speed break back kick, and last of all, speed break fore fist. The last two of those breaks are very difficult, because there is no support for the top of the boards, and considering that all that I had done to prepare for the last break was punch a target, I think I did okay. the kicking is done in the last part of the test, and the test is one and a half hours long. Next test coming up in one year! The movie of the kicks is provided by Sr. Master Miller.