New 9th Gup Yellow Belts (4/13/2012)
Front row (l-r) Will & Boston. Back row (l-r) Mr. Kattner, Gonzalo, Jacob, Mr. Vaillancourt, Dylan, Foster, Landon & Mrs. Vaillancourt .
New Yellow Belts (2/13/2012)
Mark Larson, Dana & Blaine Rodacker
Vaillancourts Korean Martial Arts (VKMA) Promotes Brian Dunn and Kyle Hofer to 2nd degree black belt
On August 30, 2011, Masters Dana & Mary Ellen Vaillancourt conducted a two hour dan testing. Testing that night was Brian Dunn and Kyle Hofer. Each gentleman was testing for their 2nd degree (dan) black belt in Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo (MDK). After a review of all basic and advanced hand and foot techniques, long staff basics, falling, Judo, forms, and a comprehensive demonstration of self-defense (Hoshinsul), both dan students participated in staff sparring, empty hand-sparring and full-contact sparring. The test finished up with both students breaking 7 boards in two or three stations. Upon review of their test results and their papers, both students were passed and promoted to 2nd degree black belt. Dunn and Hofer received VKMA Tang Soo Do & Taekwondo dan certificates and received an International Association of Korean Martial Arts (IAKMA) 2nd dan Tang Soo Do certificate from Mr. Vaillancourt's instructor, GM KIM, Chung Il. Each student has an option of receiving Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Federation) 2nd dan certification from Seoul, Korea.
Brian Dunn & Kyle Hofer (L-R) and their broken boards!
Mr. Vaillancourt, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Hofer & GM Kim (10/2011)