Click here for the 2008 Competition Team Schedule
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The Competition Team
Yesha Ministries Competition Team is made up of students from all our area schools. These students have made a one year
commitment to training for the competition team. The tournaments are AAU and USA Taekwondo sponsored. USA Taekwondo is
the path to the Junior Olympics and Senior Nationals as well as the United States Olympic Tae Kwon Do team.
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“I had no idea what it would be like for me. I gained experience and improved
as a martial artist by progressing in my sparring, mental endurance and am better able to
handle myself in stressful situations.” --Karen O’Connell
2007 US National Competiors⁄Medalists
Not pictured: Joey Pappalardo and Noah Felten.
The Team brought home Four Gold, Four Silver, and Six Bronze Medals. 14 Participants, 14 Medals.
God honored their commitment and service. They are true Warriors of the Faith.
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“We had the unique opportunity to not only work hard for ourselves but for God. I believe
that is what made us such a great team! It does not matter what type of medals we took.
What matters is that we stuck together, made it to the nationals, won there and stayed together
as a team. Thank you to everyone who made this happen.” --Alaina Watkins
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“Being on the competition team has helped me ‘come out of my shell.’ During the competition
I asked for prayer from friends and family. I knew anything was possible with God – He blessed
me with medals in sparring, in which I was never really confident. I gained confidence though,
because I had an opportunity. Throughout all this it all comes back to God blessing me by putting
me on the team.” --Stephanie Austin
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“Martial arts has not been something I could afford myself, much less my whole family. However,
to have people give you something you can’t pay for is priceless. I feel ‘believed in.’ Because
of all this support I believe in myself. Now, the more I get filled up, the more I want to pour
into others. The medals I won were an ‘extra’ gift from God.” --Mark Campbell
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I always want to learn Martial Arts as a teenager and never had the opportunity, so Yeshá Ministries
fulfilled a lifelong dream. I want to thank the instructors for all their hard work and training
that gut us to the Nationals. I never thought in a million years I would be part of such a great
team. Thank you for this opportunity. I cannot wait until next year.” --Anthony Watkins
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