CJ Denesha and Adam Schmidt, red belts at Black Eagle Martial Arts in Derby, Kansas, competed in the 2013 Taekwondo Winter Challenge on January 26, 2012 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Denesha, who lives in Haysville and trains with Black Eagle Martial Arts at the Haysville Activity Center, placed 1st in sparring and received a gold medal. Denesha did not compete in poomsae (forms). (PHOTO: RIGHT)
Schmidt, who trains in Haysville & Derby, placed 2nd in sparring to receive a silver medal. Schmidt also brought home a bronze medal for poomsae. (PHOTO: LEFT)
The 2013 Winter Challenge was sponsored by the Kansas TaeKwonDo Association (www.ktasport.com).