THE KUMGANG Taekwondo Club, situated at the Kimberley Big Hole grounds next to the Occidental Bar, was filled with excitement on Saturday, as students prepared for their highly-anticipated grading.
The club, established in 1999, had grown steadily over the years, producing skilled practitioners of the Korean Martial Art.
The dojo currently has 40 students, between the ages of five and 40 years old. On the day, 11 students –Daniel Anderson, Keegan Kotze, Kiera Kotze, Stephanie de Clrek, Tazkiah Meyers, Johannes Faber, Taheem Boer, Ezekial Mouton, Sumaiyah Toffar, Declyn Koopman, and CJ Speek – were all clad in their crisp white uniforms, eagerly awaiting their turn to demonstrate their abilities.
The grading was a comprehensive test that evaluated students in both the traditional and sport aspects of the Martial Art. It…