Mrs. Sharon Buckley
4th Degree Black Belt
USTF-4-729
Rank: 4th Degree Black Belt
Date Started Taekwon-Do: February 2008
Birthday: September 9, 1955
What type of pets do you have and what are their names: Dog-Mac, Cat-Topper
What do you want to be when you were a child: A teacher
Favorite part of class: Everything but I really enjoy patterns and breaking
Where were you born: Gaylord, Minnesota
What countries/states have you lived in: Minnesota, Texas, Indiana, Alaska, California, Nevada, Virginia, Kansas & Nebraska
What sports/hobbies do you have other than Taekwon-Do: Photography, camping, travel
What is your favorite food: Seafood
What would you like others to know about you: I have visited 26 of the 59 national parks and countless other sites in the National Park System. Looking forward to someday visiting all 59 parks.
Promotions:
4th Degree, USTF-4-729, August 2020, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
3rd Degree, USTF-3-1308, August 2017, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
2nd Degree, USTF-2-3153, Feb 2015, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
1st Degree, USTF-1-10971, May 2012, Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
Certifications:
USTF: 19-365
USTF Class C Instructor, 2012
USTF Class A Referee, Feb 18, 2017, 10/19
USTF Class B Referee, March 8, 2014
USTF Class C Referee, Jan 15, 2011
USTF Breaking Seminar, May 2017
USTF Knife & Weapons Course, Feb 2018
2023 Hours: 8 - USTF Referee Seminar - NE
2022 Hours: 24 - USTF Referee Seminar - MO
- USTF Technical Seminar - CO
- Sereff TKD World Camp - MO
2020-2021 no requirement - Covid 19
2018 Hours: 32 - USTF Knife & Weapons Course - CO
- USTF 2018 World Summer Camp
- USTF Breaking Seminar - MI
- USTF Referee Seminar - NE
2017 Hours: 16 - USTF Referee Course - CO
- USTF Breaking Seminar - WA
2. What made you interested enough to join: Our daughter started first. I saw how she gained confidence and self-defense skills. Also, Master Bushor encouraged me to start.
3. What did you think being a black belt meant before you started training: Lots of hard work, training and discipline
4. What do you think being a black belt means now: Lots of hard work, training, and discipline and living the tenets of Taekwon-Do
6. What was your goal when you started Taekwon-Do: To become a black belt.
7. What is your goal now: To continue to learn and improve my Taekwon-Do skills
2 Tile Downward Punch - February 2015
5. What changed your opinion: Beginning to learn about Taekwon-Do
6. What was your goal when you started Taekwon-Do: to get into shape
7. What is your goal now: To continue to learn and improve my Taekwon-Do skills