The 3rd Colour Belt Promotion Test of Aethos Taekwondo

By Lionel Bernier

Of special mention is the performance of Amelia Neufeld of Lorette, specifically her performance of pushups performed on the knuckles. Without any complaints or informing anyone on the testing committee that she was in a cast due to a fractured scaphoid bone in her left wrist, she completed the required ten push-ups asked of white belt students. For this display of determination, Melody Tardiff and Master Lionel Bernier nominated her for the Perseverance award.

Their next colour belt promotion test is scheduled for June 24.

belt/green stripe), Aubree Woodhall (yellow belt/green stripe), (Colin Kehler (yellow belt), Kodzo Tata-Deku (yellow belt), Julienne Gloria (yellow belt), Bodhi Johnson (yellow belt), and Daniel Bivol (yellow belt). Thirteen additional certificates covering a range of categories were also awarded.

For the first time in their short history, two students were promoted by two ranks. This happens when a student has previously earned a Most Improved certificate and, within a 12 month period, is nominated and presented with an Improved certificate. Such was the case for Kaiden Neufeld of Ste. Anne who earned his Most Improved award at the October test of last year and Anna Diadiun of Lorette who earned her Most Improved award at the January test of this year. This double occurrence will likely not happen again for a very long time. This is also the first time that siblings of a family were both nominated for Improved awards – Corbin and Aubree Woodhall of Ste. Anne Branch.