Tae Kwon Do

The best and the worst.

It's the night all the kids and parents look forward too. It's the night we all bring our cameras too.

Deep in the Do Jang is the table, all laid out with belts.

Will your child get one?

The class began as usual with warm ups and meditations. Then there was chaos. A little guy had a little accident. Or maybe a big accident. It was a pretty big puddle for a little guy. There were tears and red faces. Kids snickering and instructors scrambling.

Then the belt process began. Some of the belts were missing. They were on their way to the school with another instructor. She arrived, just after the final clean up of the puddle.

I almost forgot, they have a new computer attendance system. Everyone knows what a new computer anything means. Glitches. Students were missing. Some wouldn't scan. Everyone needs to have their picture taken at some point. General excitement and confusion.

Back in the Do Jang, the instructors were working hard at having a class as usual, despite the new belts and pee-pee puddle. Suddenly we hear lots of yelling--not unusual in the Do Jang, and yet, it was a whole different sort of yelling.

What was the excitement this time, you're wondering? How could this class get any better? One tiny little girl and a whole lot of vomit. A lot more instructors running with buckets and towels, mops and disinfectant.

Over all. Glad it wasn't my kids. For a change.

Second. I'm really impressed. This school impresses me every single class. The instructors know their stuff. They know the kids--by name when you walk in the door. They work together with a family to help improve the quality of your family life. They encourage. They are positive. They have abundant mercy and grace. And grace with the parents too.

I know that not all of them are parents, and yet, today, they handled everything like pros. The kept the kids focused and out of the messes. They kept the other kids from making a big deal out of an accident.

All around, I just can't say enough good things. They are a blessing to my family.