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To the editor:
I have been doing martial arts for 4fouryears. I will be 9 soon. That means I started when I was 5! I am a brown belt, and I am training for a black belt. It is very fun! It is also a lot of work. We study Taekwondo. It means a lot to be a brown belt. All this work will pay off. It has helped my physical health, mental health (aka anxiety), and concentration.
It has helped by giving me discipline and patience to handle hard things. Having patience helps me at school. Discipline helped me stop getting in trouble. I also use discipline and patience when I play soccer, flag football, basketball, and baseball.
The instructors are really nice. They show discipline to the kids they are teaching and respect others. The instructors teach Taekwondo in a fun way, and we still learn during classes.
Over the next six months I will be working to get my black belt. I wanted everyone to know how helpful learning Taekwondo has been for me. Everyone should do it!
Thank you! Hope to see you on the mat!
Riley Butts
Graham
