The Red Dragon Taekwondo School was a storefront operation run by Angie Chen. Angie was a petite woman who looked like she might be old enough to drink in two to three years.
When she found out how many of us wanted to attend her adult beginners' class, she reserved the entire dojang for us.
I originally thought it would be Bea, Stiff, and me, but when Ben found out, he opted in, which meant Min was on board. When King heard Stiff was going, he invited himself. I'm not sure how Rosie and Father DiMarco joined, but as the old saying goes, the more, the merrier.
For the first class, Angie lined us up to assess our experience. When she got to Jake and Min, her jaw dropped.
Angie said, "OMG, you guys are like legends. What are you doing in a beginner's class? I should be taking lessons from you."
Jake said, "We're here to support our friends."
"Okay, then how about you show your friends what taekwondo can do for them."
