Black Belts of the Month are chosen to spotlight our young leaders at World Martial Arts. We are proud to have such a diverse and talented group of people on the mats! If you’d like to nominate someone, please message us at tkd.wma@gmail.com.
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THOMAS ANDERSON is our black belt of the month for June 2024!
Thomas began training at WMA when he was 7 years old and earned his black belt in June 2022. He is a very active member of our Leadership Team, volunteering to teach, improving his skills through sparring, and performing on our Demo Team, where he specializes in nunchucks and power breaking. He also helps take care of his community through our Adopt-a-Highway road cleanups. He recently earned his 2nd degree black belt in December 2023 and we are honored to see him continue to grow both on and off the mats. He hopes to level up and go to more sparring competitions in the future.
Check out his interview questions below!
Have you trained anywhere else besides WMA?
I first trained in Karate and earned my green belt before coming to WMA.
What is your favorite TKD kick or form?
That's hard to decide...but if I had to choose, then flying side kick. My favorite form is Taegeuk Oh Jang.
Do you have any hobbies?
I like basketball and baseball. I also like flying RC planes. One of my favorite games is Super Smash Bros Ultimate and I would like to try to get into Esports in high school.
Oh! What other games do you like?
Minecraft Dungeons, Legend of Zelda, and Fortnite are some other ones I like playing. I've won Fortnight Victory Royale three times, two of which were back to back.
What are your aspirations for the future?
I want to join the Air Force like my dad and be a jet pilot.
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