USAT Grand Slam Invite

T was unable to do any USAT tournaments this year due to injuries beyond his control. He hasn’t competed in a USAT tournament that counts for anything since prior to the Covid shutdown which was US Open. We were shocked and honored that they would reach out and invite him given the rough year he has had. He is not quite back to competition level sparring yet but is getting there with each training session he’s able to do. While this will not be an event he will attend, for obvious reasons, we are honored they thought of T for this tournament.  We hope and pray that next year ends up being a banner year for him as he competes. 

New Haircut

T’s new haircut. Looks good. Different than what he used to get but still sharp looking. 

Sparring Training

This week T started training with Master Doug at Core Performance TaeKwonDo here locally. He still does training on the weekends with his team and coach in Waxhaw but we needed a solution so T could get training during the week and with his coach Master Wasiu’s permission we sought out help from Master Doug. Now T is back to getting the amount of training he is used to getting and he seems so happy to be back at it. Here’s a pic of T with Master Doug between sparring rounds tonight talking and getting input for his next round. T is a little winded here because his stamina and cardio have to build back up again. So glad to see T getting more happy in his own skin because he’s able to do what he loves more consistently again. 

Leadership Uniform

T is teaching/leading his first class tonight since his leadership training last weekend. He looks so good 😊 in his leadership dobak. So excited for him. 

BBW Leadership Academy Fall 2021

T did BBW’s Leadership Academy this weekend and graduated to Jogyo Instructor status from BuJoGyo (Assistant) Instructor status. Congratulations Timothy 🎉!!!

Training Video From 9/25/2021

I forgot to post this training video and just realized it. T is still easing back into training. He still has a ways to go right now to get his body back to where it needs to be for competition but he’s getting there. 

Space, The Final Frontier….

Space, The Final Frontier….no wait wrong quote…LOL! We’ve gained so much space back in our big building. 14 loads to the dump with the truck later and we’ve got it looking this good. There’s still more to be done but man have we put a dent in the work. Woohoo🙌!!!

This shot is from the back of the building to the front. 

This is a side view from entering in the side door. 

This is most everything back in its place after our shelving project earlier today. 

Our project today…

Our project today was to fix this broken shelving unit. Shelves had crumbled to the ground. We took everything off and went through it and tossed what wasn’t necessary to keep and what we’d never use in the future because it hadn’t been used in the 25 years it has sat here. 

Level

The shelves are level again😁. 

Fixing Shelves

We are helping Scot fix shelves today. I’ve been vacuuming all the mice poop 💩 and cobwebs. T’s been helping jack the shelves up and cut wood when his dad lets him. T is still having to be careful because the chiropractor told him to be careful for four days after his last chiropractor appointment. We still have to go through all the parts boxes and get rid of what’s not usable. That’s going to be fun. I have a feeling a lot of it will be going away.