Taekwondo

Discipline under pressure

My Taekwondo training is the physical and mental forge for the discipline I bring backstage. Earning a black belt required years of practice, stamina, and focus under high-stress conditions. In martial arts, as in technical theatre, you train yourself to react instantly to changing variables without panic — and that conditioning carries me through long tech rehearsals.

Taekwondo also taught me to walk into a high-pressure room with a calm exterior, control my breathing, and make split-second decisions. Backstage, it helps me absorb chaos and unexpected failures with composure and turn them into quiet, controlled execution.