I went to the dojang holiday party, and was having a good time. It was fun to have a real chance to talk to folks I'd only had a nodding acquaintance with until now. In the back of the room, a bunch of people (of all ages) were practicing breaking boards, both the rebreakable kind and some that were left over from this past week of testing. At a certain point, our master instructor started writing holiday messages on the boards so people could take photos afterward and keep them as souvenirs.
Since I just earned my yellow stripe on Monday, and have never been anywhere near a board, I was content just watching. It never even occurred to me to try... and then I was handed a pine slab with a scribbled greeting. Um, what? I wasn't ready! Also, I was wearing a dress.
Reader, I broke that sucker on the first try, and it was SO SATISFYING. I can't wait to do it again.
I tried to embed the image, but couldn't get it to work. So here's a link instead: Baby's first board break
Since I just earned my yellow stripe on Monday, and have never been anywhere near a board, I was content just watching. It never even occurred to me to try... and then I was handed a pine slab with a scribbled greeting. Um, what? I wasn't ready! Also, I was wearing a dress.
Reader, I broke that sucker on the first try, and it was SO SATISFYING. I can't wait to do it again.
I tried to embed the image, but couldn't get it to work. So here's a link instead: Baby's first board break