Returning to Black Belt World…

We met with Grand Master Jun Lee Wednesday night at Black Belt World and shared with him all that had transpired at Nationals with T’s fight and his coach. We expressed our interest in returning to Black Belt World and continuing his traditional training there. After the meeting we sent an email to Master Doug from Core letting him know we were not going to be returning since our main purpose for being at his dojang was for T to do sparring training and compete and since he told him that he was off the team “permanently” there was no reason for him to return to Core. T can get traditional training closer to home that is way more structured and better. While we hate things had to end the way they did it was completely out of our hands. The coaches mind was made up and there was nothing we could do or say that was going to get him to see things from our point of view. His mind was closed and he gave us no choice but to move on from his dojang. 

When a student is adamantly saying what happened at Nationals was not intentional and the coach chooses to not believe him and punish him as extremely as this coach did there’s no reason to continue with them. A student has to believe in and trust their coach/Master but all trust and faith was lost when Master Doug didn’t believe our son. It also showed T and us that he didn’t believe in him either which was very sad seeing as T had looked up to and respected him as much as he did. Now all that he feels is disappointment and hurt because of him. Being back at Black Belt World will give T the separation that he needs for his heart to heal after being crushed from this coach so that he can continue his Taekwondo training and earn his 4th Dan Master stripe. Grand Master Jun Lee is an amazing Grand Master. He’s someone that T has always been able to look up to with great admiration. He’s looking forward to getting back plugged in and doing leadership as well. We were so glad that Grand Master Jun Lee gave us the go ahead to return last night.  So our future posts will be of our son back at the school that he started his Taekwondo journey at, Black Belt World😊. 

These are old pictures. I think 🤔 they are from October of 2021. 

This last one of him is within this several months.