Sunday, November 15, 2009
Taekwon-Do Over Snow
Above:
Picture One: Our Shoveled Driveway
Picture Two: Me Doing A Side Kick
Picture Three: The Beauty of the Mountain
It's November, and it was our first snowfall of the year at Mt. Charleston. The trees and mountains were surrounded by low misty clouds and up high, Cathedral Rock looked like it had been sprinkled with sweet powdered sugar. The rocks, plants, hills and driveway were blanketed in a few inches of snow; deep enough to sled on but not quite as deep as it could have been- last year we had over three feet of snow, and even more in some areas! It was a not-quite-winter wonderland, except for the fact that the snow in our really long driveway was going to turn into treacherous ice overnight! That meant no driving anywhere- we wouldn't be able to go to get groceries, to go to my Shakespeare and Key of Liberty homeschool classes, and to go to the red and black belt class! As a surprise for my dad and so that we would be able to drive places-especially the red and black belt class- I gathered my younger brothers (Roman, Gino and Gabriel) grabbed some shovels and started to clear the driveway. Since our driveway is so long, it took over and hour, but we kept scooping and pushing the snow and slush out of the way, determined to clear it. I realized that not only would this be a great surprise and our ticket to town, the students for the Friday Taekwon-Do class would be able to park somewhere. Cheering, "Taekwon-Do Over Snow!" and talking of how great a surprise it would be, we finished the driveway. Perseverance and teamwork really pays off!
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October- How Many TKD Events Have You Been To? (tournament, demos, ect.)
About Polls
You can vote on these LVTKD polls whenever you want. I believe you can whether you have a Google account or not, but if I am wrong, please comment on any post. They are just for fun! After the polls end, the results will be written below for anyone to view!
Poll Results:
September- How did you discover your TKD classes?
An add somewhere- 1
A website or blog-0
A Taekwon-Do demo-0
A friend or someone you know-3
I saw or went to the do-jang-0
Other-0
August- Which of the below do you like the best?
Patterns- 1
Sparring-1
Board Breaking- 0
Pre-Arranged Free Sparring, Ho Sin Sul, ect- 1
All of them! -2
None of them- 0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
July- How Often Do You Practice TKD at Home?
Every day! -7
Mostly every day -1
A few times a week -0
Every few weeks -0
Monthly- 0
Only before a test- 0
Never- 0
June- Why Did You Join Taekwon-Do in the First Place?
For the exercise- 0
For the self-defence- 0
To learn to fight -0
Because martial arts sounded cool- 1
Because someone I know joined- 4
Other-0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
May- What would you give up for Taekwon-Do?
Your cell phone- 1
Your video games - 1
Your books- 1
Your jewlery- 3
Your TV/movies- 1
Your voice- 1
Your hair-1
Are you crazy? None of the above!- 0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
April- Where is your favorite place to practice Taekwon-Do? At the do-jang (TKD training hall)- 2
Outside/in nature-2
At my house-0
In the store-0
Anytime, almost anywhere-1
In nice empty rooms-0
I don't like practicing-0
I don't take Taekwon-Do-0
March- What's Your Favorite Color Belt Pattern?
Chon-Ji- 2
Dan-Gun- 0
Do-San- 2
Won-Hyo- 1
Yul-Guk- 3
Joong-Gun-0
Toi-Gye-0
Hwa-Rang- 1
Choong-Moo-2
All of them!- 2
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
I don't take this style-0
Febuary-What Do You Like Best About This Blog?
The posts with stories, words, ect-0
The videos-0
The pictures-0
The TKD information-0
Other-0
Everything! 2
I don't like this blog- 1 (why?!)
January- Do You Take Taekwon-Do?
Yes-3
No, but I am interested- 1
Yes, but not this style- 0
No, and I don't want to- 0
I used to- 0
Poll Results:
September- How did you discover your TKD classes?
An add somewhere- 1
A website or blog-0
A Taekwon-Do demo-0
A friend or someone you know-3
I saw or went to the do-jang-0
Other-0
August- Which of the below do you like the best?
Patterns- 1
Sparring-1
Board Breaking- 0
Pre-Arranged Free Sparring, Ho Sin Sul, ect- 1
All of them! -2
None of them- 0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
July- How Often Do You Practice TKD at Home?
Every day! -7
Mostly every day -1
A few times a week -0
Every few weeks -0
Monthly- 0
Only before a test- 0
Never- 0
June- Why Did You Join Taekwon-Do in the First Place?
For the exercise- 0
For the self-defence- 0
To learn to fight -0
Because martial arts sounded cool- 1
Because someone I know joined- 4
Other-0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
May- What would you give up for Taekwon-Do?
Your cell phone- 1
Your video games - 1
Your books- 1
Your jewlery- 3
Your TV/movies- 1
Your voice- 1
Your hair-1
Are you crazy? None of the above!- 0
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
April- Where is your favorite place to practice Taekwon-Do? At the do-jang (TKD training hall)- 2
Outside/in nature-2
At my house-0
In the store-0
Anytime, almost anywhere-1
In nice empty rooms-0
I don't like practicing-0
I don't take Taekwon-Do-0
March- What's Your Favorite Color Belt Pattern?
Chon-Ji- 2
Dan-Gun- 0
Do-San- 2
Won-Hyo- 1
Yul-Guk- 3
Joong-Gun-0
Toi-Gye-0
Hwa-Rang- 1
Choong-Moo-2
All of them!- 2
I don't take Taekwon-Do- 0
I don't take this style-0
Febuary-What Do You Like Best About This Blog?
The posts with stories, words, ect-0
The videos-0
The pictures-0
The TKD information-0
Other-0
Everything! 2
I don't like this blog- 1 (why?!)
January- Do You Take Taekwon-Do?
Yes-3
No, but I am interested- 1
Yes, but not this style- 0
No, and I don't want to- 0
I used to- 0
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