Taekwondo students earn black belts

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PENDLETON — Four students at Iron Horse Martial Arts in Pendleton earned their black belt recently.

Jackson Horseman, Gabriel Bradfield, Sawyer Lewellen and Wyatt Brown were promoted after years of training and guidance with 6th degree black belt Master Myron Gerber.

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The promotion test included hours of demonstrating 11 forms, a weapon form, 32 self-defense moves, nine weapon self-defense moves, sparring, more than 400 push-ups, breaking five boards and one cement block, answering questions related to the art and meaning of taekwondo, speaking in Korean, and writing a 500-page essay on what it means to them to be a black belt.

The promotion is designed to serve as a test of endurance and strength. The black belts can become registered under Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters.

Iron Horse is located at 739 E. Water St., Pendleton.