The Anguilla Tae Kwondo Club held its second bi-annual grading exams this year at the Road School on Sunday 13th May 2007. The exams were presided over by Grand Master Shin. Two students Cody Coburn and Alex Horsford were promoted to the rank of 1st Dan Black Belt, an Honorary 1st Dan Black Belt was conferred on Birnie Stephenson-Brooks for her sterling contribution to the Club here in Anguilla she was the holder of a red belt before her retirement from the sport. 31 Students were promoted from White Belt to Yellow Belt and 18 students were promoted from Yellow Belt to Green Belt, 1 student Michelle Herbert Harrigan was promoted from yellow belt to purple (skipping green belt) and 14 students were promoted from Green Belt to Purple Belt and 7 students were promoted from Purple to Red Belt whilst 5 students were promoted from Red Belt to Red Belt with one stripe, 5 students were promoted from Red Stripe to Brown belt and 4 students were promoted from brown belt to brown belt with one stripe and 3 students from Brown with 1 stripe to Brown with 2 Stripes. Two 1st Dan black belt students did their stage test to be promoted to 2nd Dan black belt. A total of 104 students took the exams.

The examinations were attended by parents, family and well wishers of the students of the Club and they were also entertained with various breaking and self defence techniques from Emanuel Laud the Club’s Instructor and black belt Edward Webster.

The Examination was attended by Special Assistant to the Minister of Social Services, Mr Othlyn Vanterpool, who presented the new belts to the students. The Brooks Family presented a trophy, the “Robert Birnie Stephenson Brooks Memorial Trophy” in memory of their late son, to the most outstanding student of the club . The winner of the first annual award was Myisha Letang who was promoted from purple belt to red belt. Two medals for outstanding performances were also awarded to Aaron Adams and Trevelle Connor.

The parents and students later enjoyed themselves with their usual Picnic down on the Sandy Point Beach. Mr. Emmanuel Laud the Instructor of the class wishes to express his thanks to all the parents and students who assisted in preparing the students for their exams and in the successful running of the Club, special thanks to the Head Teacher of Road Primary School Mrs Edwards Gumbs for the use of the School and to Mrs Londrina Hughes for preparing the auditorium for the exams. The Anguilla Tae Kwon Do Club is affiliated with the United Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan Association and Hyun Ok Shin is the Chairman Grand Master of that Association.

Myisha Letang the first winner of the Robert Birnie Stephenson Brooks Memorial Trophy with Grand Master Shin, Instructor Emanuel Laud, Kibibi Stephenson Brooks and Birnie Stephenson-Brooks

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