Breaking for the green! by homeschoolmom

Breaking for the green!

Saturday, my 13-year-old son broke these boards as part of his Taekwondo test for his green belt. So, this is today's unusual macro. I saved it for St. Patrick's Day since it was his green belt! LOL! He broke this board with a roundhouse kick with his foot.
Ouch... great shot! You've captured the texture so well!
March 18th, 2014  
Great capture. He must be proud of his achievement.
March 18th, 2014  
Just the thought of smashing your hands on to a solid board makes my arthritic fingers ache!! Excellent macro for 3/17 though!
March 18th, 2014  
@kwind @anazad511 Thanks! I'm very proud of him.
@olivetreeann Actually, he broke this board with his foot, I forgot to add that.
March 18th, 2014  
Deb
Nice texture!
March 18th, 2014  
@deburahiru Thanks!
March 18th, 2014  
Ouch! indeed. Congratulations to him
March 18th, 2014  
Great shot. I bet that took courage. Just the thought makes me cringe.
March 18th, 2014  
ouch!
March 18th, 2014  
Good job and no splinters
March 18th, 2014  
Good for him. I miss the classes myself after having to give it up
March 18th, 2014  
Well done son! Lovely capture
March 18th, 2014  
@swilde @sarasdadandmom @lynnilou Thanks so much.
@ceilidh He's been taking martial arts since he was 6 and has been breaking boards since then. He actually earned his black belt in Karate before we moved from Illinois. But these boards for Taekwondo are thicker than the ones he broke in Karate. Luckily, he has huge feet, so it's no problem for him. Hopefully, he'll make one more belt before we move again. He should be able to just continue at another Taekwondo dojo once we get to NC.
@digitalrn My husband misses the classes, too. He was about 6 months from his black belt when the Army sent him to a school and he had to stop. He tried to do some mixed martial arts stuff there, but his back and neck were in too bad of shape.
March 18th, 2014  
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