How has Taekwondo been part of your life?
Taekwondo to me is a way that I can connect to myself spiritually and mentally through life. At the beginning I didn't know why I needed Taekwondo in my life but through out the years the reason have become stronger and stronger. It was the first day my Dad took me to the Tugun Progress Hall for my first class when I realised that this was my chance to become something, but at that age I didn't know what it was I was looking for. I was the first to start and then my Dad, Ben Joanne shortly after. Dad had done Taekwondo before in Melbourne and had always wanted to get back into it, so with interested kids, it seemed the perfect time for him also. Through out the early stages of my schooling it was hard for me as I struggled with my school grades and always getting into trouble. At times I felt like just giving up altogether, feeling that if this was how life was going to be, I was not going to make it through easy. It was when I was at that early stage that I felt I was a failure as a student at school and also just as a kid in general, it would be TKD that gave me the belief that I was still someone that could be a winner or just someone that could be good at something. This is what started my love for Taekwondo. It would be the answer for many things though out my life and the tools for my future in many ways. I would often remember times at school where I would think of my teacher as my [...]
