Axe Taekwon-Do
 
 


Ms. Melanie Ostrander

3rd Degree Black Belt

USTF-3-1581
 


 

Rank: 3rd Degree Black Belt

Date Started Taekwon-Do:  2012

Birthday: August 31

What did you want to be when you grow up: A geologist
Favorite part of class:
Sparring

USTF Number:  19-359

 

 

Where were you born: Omaha, Nebraska
What countries/states have you lived in: Nebraska, England and Hawaii
What sports/hobbies do you have other than Taekwon-Do: Soccer, softball, collecting rocks, running, eating, drawing, riding my bike and basketball
What is your favorite food: Popcorn
What would like others to know about you: I recently learned to play tennis and I made varisty

Promotions:   

3rd Degree, USTF-3-1581, Aug 2023, Grand Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska

2nd Degree, USTF-2-3286, Sep 2019, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska

1st Degree, USTF-1-11406, Nov 2017, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska

 

Certifications:

2023 Hours: 8 - USTF Referee Seminar - NE

2022 Hours: 0

2020-2021 no requirement - Covid

 

2019 Hours: 0

2018 Hours: 8 - USTF World Summer Camp

1. Why did you start Taekwon-Do: I saw my brother doing it and then I wanted to join.
2. What made you interested enough to join:   I saw the sparring and the patterns and I thought it was cool.
3. What did you think being a black belt meant before you started training: You were in charge.
4. What do you think being a black belt means now: 
You lead by example

 

5. What changed your opinion: Being in Taekwon-Do for a long time.
6. What was your goal when you started Taekwon-Do: To be a black belt.
7. What is your goal now: To be a 6th degree black belt.

3rd dan testing - 1 tile knife hand- 2023

 

3rd dan testing - 2 board side piercing kick- 2023

3rd dan testing - 1 board jump side piercing kick- 2023

 

3rd dan testing - Test board with Ostrander family

1st dan testing - 1 board flying side piercing kick - 2017

 

 

 

1st dan testing - 1 board back piercing kick - 2017

 

     

 

 

 

 

       
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