Dawn Rutan 

Dawn Rutan
3rd Degree Black Belt Taekwondo
 1st Degree Black Belt Combat Hapkido
Assistant Instructor

 I started taekwondo in 1999, and after my intro class I told Master Richie, "For better or worse, you've got me..."  Little did I know that I would still be there after this many years, and that I would be testing for 3rd degree and assistant instructor as well!  Even more than the physical and mental challenges of training, I value the friendships that have developed with instructors and students.  They push me to do my best in taekwondo, but they also encourage me in my life outside the school.  If I hadn't started taekwondo I would have missed out on a lot of great experiences.

 "For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." (1 Timothy 4:8)