Ms Louise Chan, one of the instructors from Spirit Brooklyn, successfully graded to her IV Dan black belt at the ITFNZ Instructors Conference in Wellington on 2nd December in Rotorua.
There were 13 people grading in total, including 3 going for VI Dan, 2 for V Dan and 8 going for IV Dan. The examination was done partly in private, with a 4 hour closed session, and culminated in more than 2 hours of testing in the public session, watched by a high number of instructors from throughout New Zealand.
All areas of Taekwon-Do were tested, and at all levels of the syllabus - ranging from white belt all the way up to 3rd Dan requirements.
IV Dan is considered a very significant milestone in your Taekwon-Do career, being the point at which you are officially recognised by the international organisation as an Instructor.
Ms Chan has put in an enormous amount of work for this grading, starting more than 6 months ago with the first of her monthly fitness tests. On top of all the fitness work she has been doing, there have also been a lot of extra trainings, including early mornings three times a week and even Friday nights.
Ms Chan truly deserves her promotion to IV Dan, and her dedication and application to her preparation for grading is an example for all of us to follow.
Well done Ms Chan!
