My second demonstration

On Friday night, July 30, 2011, my taekwondo school performed a demonstration at the Scappoose community festival at Veterans Park in Scappoose, Oregon. It was the second time I have been involved in a taekwondo demonstration with my school. I performed a power break as part of the grand finale. I stood up with three other adult students to break through ten boards with a hand technique. My hand technique was chop. I only broke through seven boards on the first strike. I think part of the problem was that we were performing on grass. It was a little bit soft and squishy, so the boards moved away from our hands a little bit.

My eight-year-old daughter also performed in the demonstration. She also appeared in the grand finale power break. She also did an axe kick break earlier in the demonstration. She did a flying side kick and self defense routine.

The demonstration opened with a form in which ten students demonstrated blocks and punches. My favorite part was when the transitioned from a high block and a chop to a punch. It looked really cool, reminded me of a scene in Kung Fu Panda 2.

The demonstration was a big hit. Lots of applause. I think we signed up a lot of new students.