Even in the face of a global pandemic, perseverance and indomitable spirit took precedence as the Chosun Taekwondo Academy recently hosted its 88th Biannual Black Belt Promotion Test for 23 students. The wearing of masks, social-distancing and limited spectators was enforced. The students, all from the Warwick location, were required to demonstrate proficiency in skills ranging from basic self-defense techniques and poomsae – the choreographed, dance-like formal exercises unique to taekwondo – to the breaking of wood with intense kicks and hand strikes; a dramatic component of the Korean martial art that expresses raw power and focus.
Warwick residents who received Black Belts in Taekwondo gather for a photo.
