Red Stripe Earned!

a few weeks ago ciela tested for her red stripe in tae kwon do. each level always gets more difficult and this time the kick she had to learn for board breaking was ciela's biggest challenge. as you can see though, she executed the kick and broke her board!


here is ciela after she has received her new belt. she has ceremoniously removed the blue belt (which they do at each level of receiving belts) and tied on her newly earned red-stripe. she is about half way to black belt, and the next belt level--red--is fairly difficult and time consuming to earn. she will be at this level at least 3 months, and possibly up to 6, depending on how quick she is able to master her new routines. we have upped her attendance from 2 days a week to at least 3, but mostly 4 days. she could go 5, but that seems to be pretty difficult with all of the other things we have to do too.