My name is Michael Lukaszewicz, I’m 17 years old, and I’ve been doing Taekwondo since January 2014. After 4 years of hard work and dedication, I received my black belt on April 21st, 2018. I do Taekwondo mainly for self defense and exercise, and I doubt I could have found something better. A big part of Taekwondo is growing as a person. It creates a good work ethic, respect, responsibility, confidence, good judgement, and leadership.

I’ve been doing Taekwondo since 2014, and I’ve never considered quitting because of how beneficial and enjoyable it is for me. Outside of Taekwondo, I go to Creighton Prep, where I’m involved in the zoology club. In zoology, we mainly just feed the animals and make sure they have enough water. We have 4 fully grown snakes, a bearded dragon, a tarantula, and more leopard geckos than I can count. We also have some aquatic animals like an axolotl, a bass, and a tank of piranhas. I’m planning on going to UNL to study biochemical engineering, or go into law.

Long term, I would like to work in medicine or get into politics.