The boys have been taking Taekwondo since February and have fallen in love with fighting.
They enjoy performing the different forms (choreographed movements that they are tested on before they can advance in belt rank), but they recently were promoted to the rank that allows them to start sparring.
After their most recent test
They love sparring so much, they practice on each other at home — one referee, 2 fighters.
Supposedly I missed an “epic” fight between Calvin and Carter on this day. I’ll just have to get them to give me a repeat performance here at home. Unfortunately, as we experience all too often in this transient military life, the boys’ instructor is moving away this week. (To Germany!) He has promised if we end up there he will find some way to continue training them. For the next 6 months they are going to be working on their own, waiting to see if they get to be reunited this summer.
ADDING ONE MORE that shows all three of them practicing. Calvin and Caleb are in the background.