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"My doctor was very happy with me. Every time I
went to see him, he'd notice I lost another 10 pounds
or so. He'd say, 'Keep it up.' And I do. We all just keep
showing up. You might come with a few aches and
pains, but you do what you can."
Greenberger likes to practice his forms between
classes, noting he's even done them on vacation, in
the sand and whenever the urge arises.
"I took a cruise with some of the classmates
last fall and we went up on the deck and had a
taekwondo workout," Greenberger said.

As for advancing, Loiacono said the color of each
belt is significant, with white meaning purity
and innocence, representing sand or the
lowest level to Earth. And while black is the
highest belt, a representation of the infinite
universe; a student's journey does not end when
he reaches that level.
"That's when taekwondo really begins," Loiacono
said. "A black belt is a white belt that never quit."
"It's all about self-confidence," said Sharon Kane,
a Village of Largo resident who has been taking the
class for six years. A first-degree black belt, Kane said
she always has been athletic, working as a referee for
38 years, starting out with women's basketball and
volleyball and ending up in women's field hockey and
lacrosse.
"I don't like slow," Kane said. "I was drawn to the
class because I wanted a fast-paced activity, something
energetic. I have become more powerful and confident
through my training."
Kane is working to gain more flexibility and
increase her power.
"You can't have too much power," she said.
Like Kane, Village of Buttonwood resident Bruce
Greenberger also has taken the class for six years,
although his transformation has been far more visible.
"I've lost about 95 pounds since I started,"
Greenberger said.
And while he didn't join with a weight-loss goal,
Greenberger found it to be great exercise, with lifechanging effects.

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JUNE 2017

Keith
Fahler



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