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 Mr. Finan is the Axe Taekwon-Do Senior Student of the Month for July 2006
 
 
     
 

Mr. Finan is a black belt student at Axe Taekwon-Do   

Promotions: 
1st Degree, January 18, 1998, David Rivas under Grand Master John Pelegrini, Minot, North Dakota

 

    

 
Date stated Martial Arts: September 1990
Date started Taekwon-Do USTF: January 2006
Favorite part of class: Kicking & Sparring
Least favorite part of class: For now trying to learn all the new patterns and keeping them straight from my old WTF patterns.
Birthday: October 30, 1970
Where were you born: Riverside, California
What countries/states have you lived in: Riverside, CA; Altus, OK, Omaha, NE (three different times); Bossier City, LA; Guam; Abilene, TX; San Angelo, TX; Eagan, MN;Burnsville, MN; Lompoc, CA; Minot, ND; Pensacola,FL; Dayton OH; and I have had extended stays in England, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Diego Garcia.
What sports/hobbies do you have other than Taekwon-Do: Volleyball & Flying
What is your favorite food: Rare steak & loaded baked sweet potato		  

Highest level of education: Masters of Science in Business
Current profession: Officer in the U.S. Air Force
During your career, what was your favorite job: Being the branch chief for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center’s DESF. By far the best group of people I have ever worked with.
What are your children’s names: Samantha, Patrick, Jr. and Jonathan

What is your wife’s name: Christina
What type of pets do you have and what are their names: 3 Dogs; Cody, Brandi and Dozer, and my kids have 2 gerbils; Buddy and Taz.
What did you want to be when you were a child: A fighter pilot
1. Why did you start Taekwon-Do:  Self defense, and I had always wanted to do something like that since I was a very small kid.   5. What changed your opinion:  Meeting Black Belts as I progressed through the ranks, and seeing how much hard work it took to actually attain that level.
2. What made you interested enough to join:  It was being offered at he college I was going to at the time, so I tried it out.  Up to that point, I never had the time to put into it   6. What was your goal when you started Taekwon-Do:  To learn as much as I could and earn a Black Belt.
3. What did you think being a black belt meant before you started training: The ultimate intimidation..   7. What is your goal now: To learn as much as I can in this NEW style.

4. What do you think being a black belt means now:  Discipline, control, respect, and sharing the knowledge

 

 

 
       
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