Instructor Jake Blauer works with Keegan Taysom, 7, as he shows him how to hold a bo staff during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
Danelle Kunkel, 11, from left, Madelynn Chambers, 8, and Keegan Taysom, 7, practice handling bo staffs during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
Desmond Heim, 7, works on his round kick with instructor Jake Blauer during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.,
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Dorian Miskin, 7, kicks a training bag during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
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Danelle Kunkel, 11, works on blocking techniques with minor instructor Kelsey Taysom.
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Instructor Jake Blauer works with Keegan Taysom, 7, as he shows him how to hold a bo staff during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
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Instructor Melanie Blauer shows students how to properly punch during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
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Danelle Kunkel, 11, from left, Madelynn Chambers, 8, and Keegan Taysom, 7, practice handling bo staffs during Wednesday’s class at Inspired Martial Arts in Pullman.
Taekwondo is an important tradition for the whole Blauer family.
Melanie and Jake Blauer have black belts, as do three of their four children. The fourth, their youngest, is currently training to earn one.
They started practicing martial arts in their former home town of Boise. When they moved to Pullman after Jake Blauer was hired by Washington State University, that meant saying goodbye to their taekwondo instructors and school.
