Last night the Northfield Pine Tree Taekwondo class held a promotion test. Myself & Mr. Mullenbach sat on the board with Mr. Dan Elo & Mr. Adam Mousel. This was their first attempt at holding a test.

Mr. Elo & Mr. Mousel took over the class in September and have already been praised for their abilities. Teaching is a normal progression in training. Everyone should (will) teach at some point. Not all will decide to manage a class/school but it is a necessary part of training. "You don't really start to learn the material [regardless of the subject] until you try to teach it."

The test went well. I was please with the work that they've done. The students looked good. Three students (Ethan, Tyler & Jason) who expected to only be pre-testing were actually tested last night. Their performance illustrated their efforts and they were more than ready.

The next Northfield test will be part of Mr. Elo's & Mr. Mousel's testing. With this in mind, make sure that you aren't just mimicking the commands and drills during class. Not only do they benefit your training but you never know when you'll be called upon to teach the class.