Over the years many people have trained with Pierre Tae Kwon Do. For every ten thousand people that begin training, one person might achieve black belt status. With that concept in mind, please browse the list of the SIXTY FOUR people that have trained to black belt with Pierre Tae Kwon Do.

Name Date of 1^st Dan Current Rank

1. Dennis Hook 1987 4^th Dan

2. Matt Quigley 1987 3^rd Dan

3. Murray Thompson 1987 4^th Dan

4. Jeff Randall 1987 3^rd Dan

5. Karisa Kenyon 1987 2^nd Dan

6. Ryan Bales 1988 4^th Dan

7. Josh Hook 1988 1^st Dan

8. Lee Jay Templeton 1989 1^st Dan

9 Anne Randall (Kenyon)1989 3^rd Dan

10. Maureen Quigley 1989 3^rd Dan

11. Dawn Langley 1990 3^rd Dan

12. Denise Langley 1990 1^st Dan

13. Sheila Stahl 1990 2^nd Dan

14. Angela Ruhnke 1990 1^st Dan

15. Jamie Templeton 1990 1^st Dan

16. Shawn Keller 1990 2^nd Dan

17. Kathy Anderson 1990 4^th Dan

18. Tom Anderson 1990 3^rd Dan

19. Sarah Shepherd 1990 1^st Dan

20. Dawn Purkapile 1990 2^nd Dan

21. Quiana Roubideaux 1991 1^st Dan

22. Allison Selken 1991 1^st Dan

23. Alexis Selken 1991 1^st Dan

24. Terry Peterson 1991 4^th Dan

25. Kasey Anderson 1991 2^nd Dan

26. Lonnie Ballweg 1991 4^th Dan

27. Aaron Roubideaux 1992 2^nd Dan

28. Matt Mullaney 1992 1^st Dan

29. Pat Anderson 1992 2^nd Dan

30 Kenan Hughes 1995 1^st Dan

31 Jane Schumacher 1995 2^nd Dan (deceased)

32. Katie Shumacher 1995 1^st Dan

33. Audrey Durkin 1995 2^nd Dan

34. Shelly Albers 1995 1^st Dan

35. Jonathan Venner 1996 1^st Dan

36. Anne Lewis 1997 1^st Dan

37. Sharon Frier 1997 3^rd Dan

38. Jason Monroe 1997 1^st Dan

39. Cole Uecker 1997 2^nd Dan

40. Kai Segrud 1997 2^nd Dan

41. Kelly Zinter 1997 1^st Dan

42. Holly Huse 1997 1^st Dan

43. Jesse Monroe 1997 1^st Dan

44. Keaton Durkin 1997 1^st Dan

45. Teresa Burgess 1997 1^st Dan

46. Christine Yackley 1997 2^nd Dan

47. Nate Chappelle 1997 1^st Dan

48. Amy Chappelle 1997 1^st Dan

49. Josh Ford 1997 1^st Dan

50. Aaron Goehring 1997 2^nd Dan

51 Wes Heidelbaugh 1997 2^nd Dan

52. Russ Fogel 1998 2^nd Dan

53. Brent Hoffman 1999 1^st Dan

54. Rebecca Jungman 2000 1^st Dan

55. Chad Escott 2000 1^st Dan

56. Travis Escott 2000 1^st Dan

57. Rusty Fogel 2000 1^st Dan

58. Stephanie Schmidt 2001 2^nd Dan

59. Jared Doud 2001 2^nd Dan

60. Adam McMath 2002 2^nd Dan

61. Levi Munyon 2002 1^St Dan

62. Evan Livermore 2004 1^st Dan

63. Virginia Trexler-Myren2006 1^st Dan

64 Scott Myren 2006 1^st Dan

Who would have ever thought that a small Tae Kwon Do club in central South Dakota could train 62 black belts. Well, apparently Master Dennis Hook. As part of testing for black belt, each candidate must prepare an essay about their goals in Tae Kwon Do. Here is the essay submitted by Dennis Hook when he tested for his First Dan Black Belt.

Black Belt Testing

Brookings, South Dakota

April 24, 1987

The possibility of my wearing the Black Belt means a new beginning of learning and dedication. It means fulfilling a promise that I made to myself, my children, and the parents and students of the Pierre Tae Kwon Do club. That promise was to do whatever I could to keep the club going in Pierre. It also makes partial payment for the trust, support, and encouragement that was given me over the past four years by Master Holsing and Ms. Heidi Werthmann. Every thread of that belt will be dedicated to them and to the team members who have endured through some tough years of all pulling together through the problems when we were all learning and growing at the same time to make the dream of Tae Kwon Do in Pierre come true. It will also mean that I have overcome some personal and physical problems. I will never be able to endow my children or community with my earthly riches, but I feel through Tae Kwon Do, I am leaving them with much more a spirit, a way of life, and a will that we can overcome the problems set before us. This will be my legacy. If granted the Black Belt, I can start chapter II of having a part in making some of the finest Black Belts that South Dakota has ever seen from the students ranks of the Pierre team.

Dennis Dwain Hook

First Gup Brown Belt

The following is the actual document. Some people have a hard time getting it to appear.

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