Ms. Melanie Ostrander

About Ms. Ostrander

Ms. Melanie Ostrander
4th Degree Black Belt · USTF-4-Pending

Ms. Ostrander started Taekwon-Do in 2012 after watching her brother train. Her favorite part of class is patterns.

Promotions

• 4th Degree, USTF-4-Pending, September 2026, Grand Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
• 3rd Degree, USTF-3-1581, August 2023, Grand Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
• 2nd Degree, USTF-2-3286, September 2019, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska
• 1st Degree, USTF-1-11406, November 2017, Sr. Master Todd, Bellevue, Nebraska

Training and seminars

• USTF Number: 19-359
• 2023: 8 hours — USTF Referee Seminar, NE
• 2022: 0 hours
• 2020–2021: No requirement due to COVID-19
• 2019: 0 hours
• 2018: 8 hours — USTF World Summer Camp

Getting to know Ms. Ostrander

• Birthday: August 31, 2007
• Born in Omaha, Nebraska
• Has lived in Nebraska, England and Hawaii
• Other interests: softball, running, drawing, weight training and tennis
• Childhood ambition: U.S. Air Force CSO
• Favorite food: popcorn
• She recently learned tennis and made varsity.

In her words

Why did you start Taekwon-Do?

I saw my brother doing it and then I wanted to join.

What made you interested enough to join?

I saw the sparring and the patterns and I thought it was cool.

What did you think being a black belt meant before you started training?

You were in charge.

What do you think being a black belt means now?

You lead by example.

What changed your opinion?

Being in Taekwon-Do for a long time.

What was your goal when you started Taekwon-Do?

To be a black belt.

What is your goal now?

To be a 6th degree black belt.

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