Kim's Tae Kwon Do Burien

Huge congratulations to our dedicated students who absolutely crushed their promotion tests! Seeing your hard work, discipline, and spirit on the mats makes our entire community proud. ✨🥋 Keep kicking toward your next goal!

3rd Kup, Brown Stripe: Ashlyn
4th Kup, Purple Belt: Abigail
5th Kup, Purple Stripe: Mesah, Samara & Phoebe
8th Kup, Yellow Belt: Genevieve, Rose, Callan, Mia, Saron & Hyab
9th Kup, Yellow Stripe: Sully, Amin, Ihklas & Hamza

🥋 Leveling Up: Our Newest Black Belts!
The sweat, the focus, and the years of practice have all led to this moment. We are beyond proud to announce that our Tae Kwon Do family has grown by a few more Black Belts!

Passing a promotion test isn't just about the physical moves; it’s about the hard work, dedication, and perseverance these students have shown over years of training. From white belt wobbles to black belt brilliance, they’ve earned every bit of this honor.

Congratulations to these dedicated martial artists and their families who supported them every step of the way. Thank you to all that came out to support. The journey doesn't end here—it’s just a new beginning!

🌟 Give it up for all those that passed!
1st Degree Black Belt: Mr. Meron, Ms. Keutilian, Mr. Keutilian, Ms. Coleman, and Mr. Vences
1st Degree Candidate: Elijah

Hawaii Tournament Highlights 🌺🥋🌊

Still feeling grateful for an unforgettable experience in Hawaii earlier this year! Huge mahalo to Mr. Nakadomari for hosting such an inspiring tournament. Your hospitality and leadership made the entire event special for all the competitors.

Beyond the competition, the memories made it even better — from an incredible luau night, to a beachside workout, to cheering each other on all day at the tournament.

Proud of everyone for their focus, strong performance, and dedication. We trained hard, competed strong, and made memories that will last a lifetime.

Hawaii, we’ll be back. 🌴🔥🥋

Hard work pays off! 💪 Congratulations to all our students who promoted to their next rank today. Keep kicking! 🥋✨

1st Degree Candidate: Miracle
3rd Kup, Brown Stripe: Kyla
4th Kup, Purple Belt: Pablo & Iker
6th Kup, Blue Belt: Savi & Phoebe
7th Kup, Blue Stripe: Brooke, Ezabella & Sara
8th Kup, Yellow Belt: Loza
9th Kup, Yellow Stripe: Hien, Faizan, Hyab & Aaron

Shout out to Kyla, Brooke, Sarah, Loza, Sully, Phoebe, T'Mahni, Leo, Mr. Morse Fortier and so many more who have taken extra classes at & over the holidays! Extra compliments for keeping up your practice over the break. 🥋💪

Classes resume at Burien Community Center on January 6th. See you then!

That's a wrap on 2025! Wishing everyone a happy holiday season. Burien Community Center will be closed over the holidays, and classes will resume on January 6, 2026. Keep up your practice and take extra classes at or over the break. See you next year!

Huge congratulations to all our students who competed at the Hillsboro, OR tournament this weekend! 🥋✨ We’re so proud of your hard work, focus, and awesome spirit—thank you for representing our TKD family with heart and determination! 🎉👏

Mrs. Bennett - 2nd place sparring
Mr. Bennett - 2nd place forms, 2nd place sparring
Mr. Morse-Fortier - 2nd place breaking
Elijah - 1st place breaking
Leo - 3rd place sparring
Joseph - 3rd place sparring

A colossal congratulations to everyone crushed their promotion tests! 🎉 We saw weeks and months of dedication, sweat, and focus come together in this weekend's demonstrations!

Remember, your new rank is a visible reminder of your discipline and commitment to the martial arts journey. We are incredibly proud of the hard work. Keep that energy flowing and keep reaching for your next goal!

1st Degree Candidate - Fabrizzio
1st Kup, Black Stripe - Kokob
4th Kup, Purple Belt - Habiba, Lulya & Joseph
5th Kup, Purple Stripe - Hannah & Adam
7th Kup, Blue Stripe - Phoebe
9th Kup, Yellow Stripe - Mia, Genevieve, and Rose

🎃👻 Kicking off Halloween with our annual Costume Class! This year’s lineup was epic — from K-pop Demon Hunter's to killer vampires, M&Ms to Minecraft, and so many Princess Jasmines all brought their best energy (and kicks!) to class! 💥🥋

We love blending Tae Kwon Do spirit with community and a little spooky fun. 💪🦇

Big smiles, new belts, and lots of hard work paid off! 🥋💪 Congratulations to everyone who leveled up at September's promotion test—you’ve shown what focus and perseverance can do. Keep kicking forward, the journey is just getting started! 🚀👏

1st Kup, Black Stripe - Elijah
4th Kup, Purple Belt - Ashlyn
5th Kup, Purple Stripe - CJay
6th Kup, Blue Belt - Davis & Mesah
7th Kup, Blue Stripe - Savi
8th Kup, Yellow Belt - Ezabella, Sara, and Brooke
9th Kup, Yellow Stripe - Loza, Loretta & Callan

What an incredible display of skill and dedication at this weekend's Tae Kwon Do tournament! 🎉 We're so proud of every competitor for their hard work and courage—remember, every kick and punch moves you closer to your next big goal. Now let's set our sights on what's next! 💪

Team Competition:
2nd Place - Fabrizio & The Old Fogees
3rd Place - B-Town Thunder

Awards:
Mr. Davis - 2nd sparring
Mrs. Bennett - 1st sparring, 2nd place breaking
Mr. Bennett - 2nd sparring, 3rd forms
Mr. Morse-Fortier - 2nd forms, 1st breaking
Fabrizio - 1st sparring, 1st forms, 1st breaking
Madeleine - 2nd sparring
Yoel - 1st sparring, 1st breaking
Kokob -1st forms
Leo - 3rd sparring
Kyla - 1st sparring
Iker - 1st sparring
Lulya - 1st sparring
T'Mahni - 2nd sparring
Habiba - 1st forms
Adam - 3rd sparring
Samara - 3rd sparring
Paxton - 2nd sparring
David - 1st sparring, 3rd forms
Mesah - 2nd sparring
Callan - 1st sparring

"🎉 Huge congratulations to our amazing students who demonstrated at the Black Belt Test this weekend! 🥋💪 Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder. 🌟 Keep training, keep growing, and let’s continue to reach higher towards your next goals. 👏🔥

1st Dan Certification: Morse-Fortier
1st Dan Candidates: Yoel, Madeleine & Aren

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