At the Spring Black Belt Test at Storm King High School in Storm King, NY, Grandmaster Duk Sung Son promoted Stan Hunter to 3rd degree black belt and Poh Lim to 5th degree black belt. Congratulations to both. Stan, with his 3rd degree certificate. Lim shaking hands with Master Rico as he accepts the 5th degree black belt certificate. L to R: Master Jim Cahill (6th dan), Lim, Grandmaster Son, Master Rico (6th dan). Practicing at Black Belt Camp is an exciting part of earning one's black belt. Brown and black belts from the Northeast Region attend this week-long camp during the summer. These Photos show many of our black belts hard at work at camp! Black Belts at Camp More Black Belts at Camp A black and white photo of Black Belts at Camp The Campground Grandmaster Sun Duk Song teaching at Black Belt Camp Black Belt Camp in 2004 Black Belt Danielle Zizzo practicing the form Yanbi at camp Black Belt Danielle Zizzo still practicing the form Yanbi at camp The MIT Club's contingent at Black Belt Camp in 1998 Going to Tournaments is an exciting part of the MIT Korean Karate Club. These photos are from several years of tournaments both in New York City and in Poughkeepsie, NY. The MIT Club in 1998 Danielle Zizzo at the Tournament Final Rounds in 2007! Danielle Zizzo still at the Tournament Final Rounds in 2007! Head Instructor Lim judging two black belts sparring at the New York City spring Tournament The MITKKC yellow belts had quite a day at the Northeastern Regional Tournament, held April 30, 2005, at New York University. Lim discusses strategy with Huanqian and Yuri as they get ready to compete. Yuri and Huanqian relax during the lunch break. Yuri, Yaser, and Huanqian display their new hardware. Grandmaster Son and the MITKKC contingent. L to R: Stan, Yaser, Huanqian, Mr. Son, Yuri, Lim. MIT Athletics Gateway Demo, August 30, 2002. The boards and cinderblocks were strong that day, but there were still many impressive breaks and a few good photos. Paul's first break with a punch and he makes it look easy. Laurel's hammerfist flashes through the board! Stan. Knifehand. Cinderblock. Oh, and he's not left-handed. Here are a bunch of MITKKC folks after one of our regular outings together. This was a trip to the Kaya Korean restaurant in Porter Square, right before several of us left for the 2002 Summer Black Belt Camp in Storm King, NY. (L to R:) Alex, Lim, Helena, Val, Eileen, Javier, Stan. A couple pictures from the April 27, 2002 tournament in New York City. Lim, sparring, fires a head-high sidekick. Nice. Three MIT contestants and two MIT supporters. (L to R:) A.J., Stan, Johann, Javier, Helena. November, 2001, black belt test at Storm King, NY. Stan, Johann, and Lim right after the test. In the late summer, our outdoor practices end well after dark. Here are some shots from August 29, 2001. "Air Johann" doing his Pyong An 5. Javier doing his 1st dan forms. Defenders of the Kresge lawn, a la Pal Sek. Some breaks performed at MIT's Fall Athletic Midway, August 27, 2001. Stan smashing a two-hole cinderblock. Stan with a three-board jumping sidekick. Mark devastates two patio blocks. Lim immediately after breaking 8 boards with a sidekick! Here are some pictures from the MIT Athletics Gateway Demonstration on August 29, 2000. The MITKKC performing sidekick drills. Becky breaking two boards with a front elbow. Becky breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. Javier breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. AJ breaking one board each side in a combo. Lim breaking SEVEN boards with a sidekick. Here are some images from an informal breaking practice we held on Sunday, November 1, 1998. Yamel breaking one board with a sidekick. Becky breaking one board with a sidekick. Javier breaking three boards with a hammerfist. Val breaking three boards with a sidekick. Val breaking three boards with a punch. James breaking four boards with a palmheel. Stan breaking six boards with a downwards knifehand. Peter breaking four boards with a knifehand. Here are some images from the Newport, Rhode Island, tournament on Saturday, October 10, 1998. Stan, mid-match in freestyle. Ally stands victorious. Lim sparring before Grandmaster Son. Tournament participants from the Boston area. Here are some images from the demo the MIT KKC performed at the Athletic Midway on Tuesday, September 1, 1998. Javier breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. James breaking a cinderblock with a hammerfist. Ally breaking three boards with a sidekick. Ally breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. Stan breaking three boards with a punch. Stan breaking a cinderblock with a knifehand/palmheel. Stan breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. Stan breaking a bigger cinderblock with a sidekick. Arabella breaking three boards with an elbow. Tim breaking a cinderblock with a palmheel. Peter breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. A palmheel and sidekick from Lim's combination break. Lim breaking a cinderblock with an elbow. Here are some pictures from the cinderblock breaking on Sunday, August 2, 1998. Val breaking a cinderblock with a palmheel. Stan breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. Lim breaking a cinderblock with a sidekick. These were taken in January, 1998. Javier breaking one board with a hammer-fist. Dina breaking two boards with an elbow. James breaking two boards with a hammer-fist. Val breaking two boards with a palmheel. Stan breaking four boards with a punch. Ally breaking three boards with a sidekick. Arabella breaking three boards with a sidekick. A club photograph. Here are some breaks from Tuesday, March 3, 1998. Dina breaking one board with a sidekick. Tony breaking three boards with a roundhouse. Stan breaking three boards with a punch. Tim breaking three boards with a sidekick. Lim breaking three boards with a palmheel. Lim beginning his combination break with a four-board palmheel.