Kyosanim Melanie Gibson is a Martial Arts Practitioner and Author from Forth Worth, Texas.
The white belt days can be pretty boring ang tedious too and I don’t want to make it sound like it’s totally rainbows and unicorns but in that first class, I was sweaty and exhausted but it was great because I got out of my head. That’s what I was really looking for.
Kyosanim Melanie Gibson started at the age of 10 and stopped at 12 but the 2 years of martial arts left a lingering presence inside her. After battling mental illness throughout her life, Kyosanim Gibson knew she had to return to training in Taekwondo. However, in an unexpected turn of events, a relationship prompted her to return to taekwondo and as she said, the rest is history. Presently, Kyosanim Melanie Gibson' has written a book, Kicking and Screaming, where she talks about her battle against mental illness and her way back to Taekwondo. Listen to learn more!
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