What’s in this issue? Remember Your Goals: Taekwondo Instructor in Quarantine Quarantine is A Time for Growth – From the Eyes of a Competitive Badminton Player Injuries and Age Prevented this Gymnast From Coming Back – Now Quarantine Has Made it Even Harder
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Remember Your Goals: Taekwondo Instructor in Quarantine
Emily Chang Richard Nguyen, 15 at the time, performs alley power leaping form for his black belt test at True Martial Arts Redmond (2018). For high school junior Richard Nguyen, afternoons spent demonstrating kicks to young students as a Taekwondo youth instructor are now spent scooping ice cream at his second job at Baskin Robbins….
Injuries and Age Prevented this Gymnast From Coming Back – Now Quarantine Has Made it Even Harder
Audrey Kim In the sports world, age and health are two important factors when playing a sport. Many athletes retire or quit at a young age because their body just can’t take it anymore. Think football players: they retire in their late 30’s, or ballerinas: even earlier in their late 20’s. Rhythmic gymnasts retire in…