Aidan is growing up! My son started Taekwon-Do last night. He is training at Sereff Taekwon-Do here in Broomfield, which is the headquarters for the United States Taekwon-Do Federation. Here, Aidan is in "Charyot" position which means "attention".
Grand Master Chuck Sereff has been teaching Taekwon-Do in Broomfield for over 34 years and in the Denver area for over 50 years. He trained under the Father of Taekwon-Do, Choi Hong Hi, who promoted Chuck personally to IX Dan Grand Master (one of only two in the world). Chuck is 78 and still teaches part-time. I think Aidan is in pretty good hands. The Sereffs are incredibly nice people and Grand Master Renee Sereff, Chuck's wife, personally gave Aidan a ton of attention and visited with us most of the night, despite having 25 people in class.
Aidan and one other new member got some personal teaching from a few lower level black belts on the secondary floor which was cool. Aidan liked the personal attention and not having to be in the big class all night with all the adults.
Here Aidan learns how to tie a proper knot on his uniform
Aidan even got to start "fighting" the very first night after learning a front snap kick and basic punch and block. He loved this part (no surprise)
And, of course, respect is king in Taekwon-Do. Students must bow before entering and exiting the floor and always before and after a match-up and all teachers must be referred to as "sir" or "ma'am". Way to go Aidan!