Taekwon Master Reid, pretty sure both sides of my ribs would be busted eating any sort of kick from you sir. I struggle with this fairly frequently for me it is the flexibility aspect. The best way to describe it is, l am a youngster trapped in my old body. My mind completely understands almost everything i am taught by Master Ford or Mr Connolly but my body just doesn’t allow me to achieve it. I often get easily discouraged when asked to perform the following which anyone at red belt should be able to do. Turning Kick, Side Kick, Front leg Hook kick, spinning hook kick, any of the jumping kicks. For me personally i often feel im letting my instructors down. I have been raised in a very competitive family. I have played various competitive sports, major one is hockey. I was pushed pretty hard to never give up, often times had to push myself harder than anyone else because my Coach was my Dad on a few teams. I struggle with not beating myself up for not being able to perform where i think i should be at. Which is 100% my false mind. Testing is very difficult in terms of staying out of my own head, especially when Master Demers is sitting at the table and he is the one running the test. While it is an ongoing struggle for me, i am blessed to have so much support from Master Ford, Mr Connolly and all of our seniors. No one is judging me the way my own mind thinks they are. Taekwondo is still the best thing that i have done and i will continue to push myself to be the best i can be. Sorry Sir for the very long response.

Taekwon Master Reid, Master El Bey, one thing thats been confusing me is, all the different ITF. While my knowledge of this is limited I know and recognize President Choi as our Legitimate Leader. Along with of course Master Demers. My question is how do we know which ITF organizations are legit? Is Canadian Elite Taekwondo the only legitimate Organization in Canada?

@Chris Reid Taekwon Master Reid thank you for explaining this to me. While Master Ford did briefly speak about the various ITF, She does not like to get into the politics as She has said it takes away from our learning so i do not ask these questions however i have always been naturally curious.

Taekwon Master Reid, On top of weekly Taekwondo i play Hockey most Thursdays nights after Taekwondo and Saturdays. Honestly Master Reid the most challenging thing for me is to simple keep up with my daily back and hip stretches. As Master Ford and Mr Connolly have said stretching right is a workout in itself.

@Hollie El Bey My Apologies, Ouch!

@Jeff Connolly Holy hair Sir.

Taekwon Master El Bey, was that 6 boards with a knife hand? Do to my limited flexibility, i have been trying to up my hand and fist techniques. Would you consider hosting another Worlds here in Ottawa Master Reid?

@Troy El Bey OMG