Gold Medal - Tae Kwan Do

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 01:33 PM

My daughter just phoned in from her ninth Tae Kwan Do tournament this year.

She has eight silver medals.

Today she made it - GOLD!

Fighting an 18 year old a belt class senior to her and a weight class heavier.

Of little interest, I'm sure, but wanted to put it out there.

**BaitongBoy** · 13-02-2016, 01:40 PM

Congrats to her...Well done...She must be proud...

**AntRobertson** · 13-02-2016, 01:41 PM

Awesome, she must be stoked. You too.

**PeeCoffee** · 13-02-2016, 01:43 PM

Way to go kicking ass and taking names. Great sport with discipline for youngsters. Are you celebrating with pizza tonight ? I will.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 01:43 PM

Yep. She's stoked. The girl she fought beat her badly about 6 months ago when they last clashed.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

Are you celebrating with pizza tonight ? I will.

I may. She won't. Coach doesn't allow it. Or soda. Or junk food. Or candy.

**AntRobertson** · 13-02-2016, 01:45 PM

Even better then... I keep thinking of the Katate Kid film.

One of my boys got 1st in the 80m and 400m yesterday so chuffed with that also.

**BaitongBoy** · 13-02-2016, 01:47 PM

^ Good on him, Ant...Congrats to the lad...

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 01:47 PM

^^Well done!

**NZdick1983** · 13-02-2016, 02:26 PM

Good on them! (Dave and Ant) we are still trying to bang out a mini-me - I want to train my kid Muay Thai... you guys are so lucky.

**Bettyboo** · 13-02-2016, 02:28 PM

Well done Davis junior.

It's actually better for kids to not win every time and work their way up than just being unbelievably talented and winning every time. A mix of talent, attitude and hard work is an excellent grounding for a youngster.

(Has no place in this thread, but why is Nick trying to bang out a miniMe with Davis and Ant?

)

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 02:42 PM

My son just started boxing today. He doesn't do Tae Kwan Do, but is a Karate black belt.

It will be interesting to see what he thinks of his first day of boxing training.

He's more of a puncher than a kicker, so should all be good.

**panama hat** · 13-02-2016, 03:24 PM

Well done to the young'un!!!

**chassamui** · 13-02-2016, 03:28 PM

Congrats to Miss K and Master R. Nice to see the kids doing well. Proud dads too. Well done all round

**PeeCoffee** · 13-02-2016, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

Are you celebrating with pizza tonight ? I will.

I may. She won't. Coach doesn't allow it. Or soda. Or junk food. Or candy.

In the Phils that is hard to believe for one so young. Realistically that will be Great for her LT Health.

Good on the coach...and her for sticking to the regimine.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 04:51 PM

Almost forgot. In a shocking move, the school sent me $100 refund on her tuition Friday because she's a varsity athlete. Obviously, I spend far more than that on tournament fees, gear, etc, but it was a nice, very unexpected gesture.

**Black Heart** · 13-02-2016, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

My daughter just phoned in from her ninth Tae Kwan Do tournament this year.

She has eight silver medals.

Today she made it - GOLD!

Fighting an 18 year old a belt class senior to her and a weight class heavier.

Of little interest, I'm sure, but wanted to put it out there.

Great on her!

**klong toey** · 13-02-2016, 06:19 PM

Congratulations to your daughter great achievement.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 06:26 PM

^Thanks, mate. We had a long chat last night, as I tried to pump her up, but also get her prepared for the probability of a loss. They were competing against two schools with very aggressive programs, and, given her weight class, I was sure she'd be fighting up. We are both quite pleased. She was in the school paper last week with her eighth silver...reckon she'll be in it again.

Now, back to academics.....

**palexxxx** · 13-02-2016, 07:03 PM

Well done Davis, I'm sure in a little while we'll also be hearing about your son being the next welterweight boxing champion.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 07:08 PM

^We'll see, mate. He's quite solid, and packs a wicked punch in Karate. For a kid who's really a very nice kid - moreso than his twin - he is very aggressive in a fight. I'll be quite interested to see how he goes with boxing. I was never a martial arts guy - wasn't around when I was a kid, but I was a pretty decent boxer...and a good wrestler.
We'll see how it goes...and if he likes it.

**palexxxx** · 13-02-2016, 07:10 PM

Btw, I still can't green you back. I'm too slow to reload. But have a virtual green anyway.

**Luigi** · 13-02-2016, 07:40 PM

Tell her to sign up here.

Sounds like she'd be handy down in On-Nut.

**Davis Knowlton** · 13-02-2016, 08:03 PM

She just got home.

First testing was for form and style. She totally sucked. I asked why and she said "I keep mixing in Karate". (She's a karate black belt and after ten years, the Karate moves are ingrained.)

On the fight, turns out she won in sudden death overtime - by one point.....

She said, "Girl's a beast!"

**bsnub** · 13-02-2016, 08:47 PM

Judo get them into judo.

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