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Show Black belt brings skills to her Comm. Ed. class physical condition, the delivery of the baby and her recovery afterward. af-terward. Lori noted that there is always one more level of testing to work for. The levels start with the white belt and go up through the orange, green, blue, brown and black. There are two levels to each color. Lori will also do demonstrations of Tae Kwon Do for Scouts, clubs, civic groups and so forth. She will bring a team of students to demonstrate, also, if desired. Lori also likes sewing, baking, and playing in the snow with the kids. A champion black belt Karate expert will be teaching a class for the Pleasant Grove Recreation beginning next week. Lori DeGroot, a new resident of Pleasant Grove, holds the Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, a Korean form of Karate. Her class will be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove Community Center. Classes begin on Jan. 13. Those interested may register at the Recreation Dept. on weekdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. or may sign up the first night of the class. The class is open to all those from ages 6 to 96. Lori notes that age is no barrier in this sport. She does recommend that children be at least six years old because they know more what they want. The class will continue for eight weeks. The cost is $18. She said she holds the class for one and one-half hours to give the students plenty of time to practice and get the movements learned well. She suggests that students wear loose fitting clothing. The class is open to beginners or even those who have already had some Karate training. The class teaches good discipline for the mind and for the body. It is also a good form of self defense. Karate also is a good method of providing a physical fitness program for the body. Lori said she originally started Karate as a way to keep in shape. She added that a person's size is not important in this form of activity. She knows of a 67-year-old woman who earned her black belt. Known as sport Karate, Tae Kwon Do will be a demonstration sport in the next Olympics which will be held in Korea. Lori believes it is the prettiest form of the martial arts. She said the different positions are quite beautiful. Lori began the program just over three years ago when a friend asked her and her husband to go to a class with him. Lori's husband, Jim, the new owner of V & S Variety in Pleasant Grove, could not go but he encouraged his wife to go. She did and enrolled in the class the next da' She has bee n involved with it ever Si.ioe. She was pregnant with her third -'o while she was taking classes an pt right up with it. In fact, she tested the next belt level right afier having i,"" son. She said if helped with he 41 overall I - ' ' ' ; . i, - - s tessss;:;!-::'. : 'v. : y .-.s-.z:. fe::::.: ' . :., .. . . r-. :'. ' ; ' ', t i.v::v: :S...' -- : - :. v.--v v.- . yx- I ' ' I t ' :. , . - i 5 . : ' . i ' ' . . i Lori DeGroot breaks six one and one-half inch pieces of ice in a Tai Kwan Do Karate demonstration. |
