Athlete of the Day May 17, 2013: Amber Sokownin

Amber Sokownin

Pincher Creek's Amber Sokownin earned her Taekwon Do Black Belt after testing was held on May 11, 2013.  She had to redo one of her patterns earlier this week, and passed with flying colors.  She officially got her black belt yesterday.

Amber is 15 years old and has been participating in the martial art of Taekwon Do for about 10 years. She's a Grade 10 student at Matthew Halton High School, where she also enjoys participating in volleyball.    She's shown here wearing her red belt at the May 11 testing, which was held in the small gym at St. Michael's School.

Amber said her biggest challenge overall was "Probably just getting mentally ready...I was always physically ready so I just had to get it into my head that I can do it."  She said her next goal was to earn her Second Degree Black Belt, which will take her two years.  After that, her Third Degree, which will take an additional 3 years.

Amber Sokownin mid-spin