Texas Event Videos…

Here are the videos of T’s fights again but in their entirety with titles showing you who T fought. 

First Match:

Second Match:

We watched T's second match back in slow time.  If T's coach had challenged T's headshots T would have won both rounds.  There were five headshots unchallenged which would have given T a 13-7 first round score and a 9-4 second round score.  When you realize a coach cost you a match by not challenging when he should have it stirs up an inferno inside you like nobodies business.  To lose a state level tournament to that is no big deal because it is considered a minor tournament but to lose at a major tournament to poor coaching is a big deal. It's obvious that the headgear on T's opponent was malfunctioning because none of T's headshots put a score on the board.  T should have medaled at this event.  I'm not sure what was going on in the coaches mind that he wasn't challenging T's headshots but Praise God we have moved on from that coach and are with a new coach now.  We are praying that being with this coach/Master will be better.  So far the trainings and how this coach treats his kids is better so we are already on the plus side with this new coach/Master.    

Made These Pics Tonight…

When I take pics like I did today it gives me the opportunity to experiment with photo apps and I made these. Wondering which one most will like though???

Core Performance TaeKwonDo Center Photo Shoot Today

T was so excited to get his new sparring uniform today. He can’t wait to get his jacket too. He’s really loving 🥰 being a part of Core. We love seeing him so happy and not so stressed like he was with having to go between so many TaeKwonDo schools. He and we feel settled for the first time in a long long time. #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan 

Training Camp @ Core This Week for Grand Prix Daytona Father's Day Weekend

The team trained for 3 hours this morning and will do an hour of training tonight.  It was a hard training with lots of drills.  T came home sweaty and exhausted which is a good thing.  He will shed the two pounds of weight he needs to lose and then some with this training and him eating clean these next two weeks.  I love T being in a place where he doesn't need to cut to lose weight.  He just needs to eat clean and he gets there naturally.  If he can't get to the weight he needs to be by doing this method of healthy weight loss then he will just move up a division even if the fighters are giants in the field.  After what happened with him last summer that hospitalized him and we could have lost him from that one event we are determined that we will never be in or put in that position ever again with our son.  He does everything in a healthy way or not at all.  That is not up for discussion.  We live and learn from events that happen in our lives and this was a big and almost deadly learning curve for T as well as us last year.  He had no idea what he was doing to his body back then and neither did we until we found ourselves in a situation with him that could have taken him from us.  Let me just say that nothing, and I do me nothing, is worth paying that price.  Winning for high level elite athletes is crazy important to them and because it's important to them it's important to the parents as well but you also have to keep things in check realistically.  It was a hard lesson learned and one I never wanna go through again or see anyone else go through.  I will be the first to say go for your goals with everything you've got.  Give it your absolute best shot and leave it all out on the mat, court, or field.  At the end of the day, though, that's all you can do. BUT, big but here, doing it in a healthy way is so vitally important!!!  So glad T is enjoying his training and replenishing and recovering when he's not.  He's putting back in what his body needs for strength and vitality.  He feels like he's turned a huge corner and feeling stronger and healthier than ever too.  

 

School is Almost Done!

T is almost done with school for the year.  He's had to do geometry here at the end of the school year and that's a subject that I absolutely hated.  It's so good that where I am weak my husband is strong.  It looks like geometry is a subject that T actually really likes too.  He's really understanding it.  So Yep, Scot will be teaching math to T from this point forward...LOL! They seem to speak the same language when it comes to math.  I'll gladly handle the rest of the subjects as long as Scot helps him with math!

Great Pics!

Got these great pics of T this past weekend and had to share. 

Congratulations Christopher!!!

This weekend we get to make a fun 🤩 trip to Charlotte to celebrate Chris’s graduating High School. No training!  Just fun with friends who have become like family to us. Looking forward to many more years of friendship with this awesome family. Love them so much.  

These cookies were made for him for his graduation. This lady is so talented. 

T Helping With Class…

T is helping with class while he lets his body heal and recover from Texas. He’ll get back at it with Team Core either Sunday or Monday depending on how he feels. 

T's New Belt Is Ordered

 T's new TaeKwonDo black belt has been ordered for the new school.  It will have this on one side:

And this on the other:

He is really looking forward to having everything so that he can wear it for classes.  He is so excited about the change.  He is really looking forward to all that he will learn with Master Doug.  

Keep T in your prayers though.  He is getting ready for another tournament and it will be the first one that the new Master/Coach will be coaching him at.  Also, T has been dealing with sinus issues so pray that whatever is going on there will work itself out quickly.  He's been miserable the past couple of days since being back home from Texas.  We really think it's his allergies.  And we also think it's the dogs hair that is the problem.  He sheds so much.  T was fine while we were in Texas then he's not even home a day and he's having issues all over again.  We love our dog and T doesn't want to get rid of him so we are trying to figure out how to keep his allergies under control.  We appreciate your prayers as always.  God bless!  #GodsPlanistheOnlyPlan

A New Adventure!

 June 1st is tomorrow.  It is the beginning of a new adventure with a Master that T has respected and loved for years.  He's going to be doing all of his TaeKwonDo training with him.  There will be lots of learning because this is a new beginning of sorts with this Master.  Tonight T helped with class since he couldn't train himself.  He helped his fellow teammates fix mistakes they were making and also helped the younger ones with what they were doing as well.  He helped make sure that they were kicking and holding paddles and kicking pads correctly.  T really enjoyed doing that.  He is so looking forward to all that he can learn with Master Doug.  It's a whole new road that he is traveling now with this new TaeKwonDo school.  He seems to be in a much happier place and we are seeing more and more maturity happening with him.  He is ready for this next step in his TaeKwonDo journey and we are looking forward to walking this out with him as he continues to make forward progress towards his goals and dreams.  #GodsPlanistheONLYPlan

T and Master Doug at AAU Virginia State Championships 2022