Brooksville, Fla. - A young woman is set to step onto the world stage in an international exhibition.
A local Brooksville teenager will compete in a world exhibition of Tae Kwon Do. International exhibitions, featuring 2,000 athletes from 31 countries, will take place July 6 - 11 in South Korea.
"Youth, Dreams, Friendship and Co-Existence is the theme of the international event.
Competing in the black belt division for her age group, Heather Jacobs, 13, will experience her first competition at the world level. She is an eighth grade student at the Methodist School Center in Brooksville.
Heather earned her black belt at age 10. She has been training at Moon's Tae Kwon Do in Spring Hill for seven years. Heather is the student of Master Moon and Master Chun.
Heather's parents, Roger and Carol Jacobs will be escorting their daughter on her international debut to South Korea. The family will participate in scheduled seminars at the event. They will experience foods, music, crafts and arts to learn Korean culture.
