THE INFINITY RAINBOW CLUB CONNOR AND THE TAEKWONDO TOURNAMENT BY JEN MALIA ILLUSTRATED BY PETER FRANCIS beaming books MINNEAPOLIS
For my husband Dave who made it possible for me to write this series and Spyro Leslie Clayton and Pho who taught me everything I know about Taekwondo JM To all those that inspire and nurture the best in ourselves PF
CHAPTER 1 Not in a million years did Connor Stark think he would be sparring with his nemesis Wyatt On Saturday morning they were in Master Park's Taekwondo dojang It was where Connor had trained and fought in sparring matches for the past five years He had started learning Taekwondo when he was only four On the walls hung Korean and American flags and murals with the five tenets of Taekwondo courtesy integrity perseverance self control and indomitable spirit The tenets were written in English and Korean Hangul script In the middle of the floor interlocking blue foam squares formed two large sparring rings Around the blue squares red foam squares covered the rest of the floor Connor and Wyatt stood inside one of the large blue squares on opposite ends of it Today was his first Taekwondo class of the new year And Connor was really looking forward to kyeorugi Sparring was his favorite part of Taekwondo Connor 1
