Porco’s Finishes Winter Gup Testing

Porco’s Karate Academy recently completed its quarterly testing event.During this two-hour test, students of all ages and ranks showed to a panel of black belt instructors everything they had learned in the ancient Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do.

Grandmaster Robert Beaudoin traveled from Waterbury as a special guest to see the students’ progress. Each test is broken up into different sections: hand and feet technique combinations, forms, weapon forms, self-defense techniques, free fighting, rolls, and breaking. An oral test was also conducted by Master Michael Porco, Sr. to see how Tang Soo Do has impacted their lives.

All students excelled with their efforts, high energy, and unwavering spirit. In celebration, all students received his or her new rank at the end. In addition, Sophia Giusto-Sandy won the Outstanding Student award, and James Hillefeld won the Most Improved Student award as recognition for their efforts.

Porco’s Karate Academy combines training the art of Tang Soo Do with teaching life lessons, such as perseverance with obstacles and forming friendships with others. This goes hand-in-hand with Tang Soo Do’s philosophy of self-defense and self-betterment. In this way, students improve themselves physically and mentally.