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Show Lori DeGroot, back left, with students from her karate class, front I,-H, Hyan parks, Dallin Parks, Gary Covington, Chad Anderson, Jason Brady, Tommy Williams. Middle row, Jared Lemke, Holly Wagstaff, Trevor Johnson, Erick Henrie, Nathan Morlensen, Landon Adams, Bobby HOrton and Shawn Carter. Back, Jenny Jarvis, Nannette Mor-tensen, Mor-tensen, Josh Leonard, Angle Ewell, Paul Lemke and Eric Bradv. Whole families, such as these, often become involved in karate. Shown are the Mower and Parks families. Front, L R, Dustin Mower, Clinton Mower, Misty Mower, Molly Parks and Darren parks. Back, Lori DeGroot (instructor), Patty Mower, Roger Mower, Debbi Parks and Lindon Parks. Black belt karate instructor celebrates anniversary It's been one year since Lori DeGroot first offered Tae Kwon Do to the residents of Pleasant Grove and surrounding area. Her classes, offered through the Pleasant Grove Parks and Recreation, has given a mental as well as physical workout to the students. Mrs. DeGroot has been studying Tae Kwon Do for over four years now. She attributes her teaching skills to her former instructor in South Dakota, Milton Lang. One of the requirements for testing from Red Belt to Black Belt was 45 hours of class time, as well as 45 hours of teaching time. "Mr. Lang taught all of his students to be teachers, as well as practitioners of the art," recalls Mrs. DeGroot. She is currently studying under fifth degree master instructor Yong Woo Kim. "Master Kim is a perfectionist and thoroughly enjoys passing on the traditions of Tae Kwon Do to his students," she said. Master Kim is president of the USTU (United States Tae Kwon Do Union) for the state of Utah. The USTU is the governing body of Tae Kwon Do in the United States for Olympic and Junior Olympic Competitions. He and Mrs. DeGroot are also affiliated with the ACTA (American Chung Do Kwon Tae Kwon Do Association ) . Mrs. DeGroot teaches her classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center on a year-round basis. The children's class is from 5 to 6 p.m. and the adult class is held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Mrs. DeGroot at 785-0948 or 785-2178. |