What a black belt means To me by Morgan Whitaker
In 2013 we moved from Philadelphia to Barrington NJ. I was four years old when I started Karate. One reason my parents wanted me to start karate was they noticed that I would let the other kids jump in front of me, while I was waiting my turn on the playground. My dad also wanted […]
What a black belt means To me by Liam Kryzak
What black belt means to me… To gain physical conditioning and strength. To have confidence, a good attitude and perseverance. To be able to protect the people I love. To be modest and courteous. My physical condition and strength were not strong when I first joined karate. It has gotten better. Weekly in class […]
What a black belt means To me by Kaitlyn Wiggins
Being a black belt is a huge accomplishment. It takes years of practice, hard work, dedication, and discipline to make it to this point. I would describe a black belt as strong, confident, dedicated, disciplined, supportive, and considerate. For about a year I sat in a red metal chair watching my brother in his classes. […]
What a black belt means To me by Nedaa Jaber
Becoming a black belt means a lot to me. For example it shows my journey of dedication, hard work, effort, relationships with people I’ve created and all throughout it along with my experience and childhood. Growing up the first sport I ever did was karate at the age of two, all throughout my childhood I […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Jameson Taber
Perseverance Through Nine Years of Karate Journey black belt karate means perseverance, because I have been doing karate for 9 years. In those 9 years I have trained and tried my best to make up for the moment I receive my black belt. I have been passionate about karate since I was 3 and want […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Wyatt Mak
Learning karate, A Black Belt is nothing without the person who wears it. A Black Belt doesn’t make the person. It is the mentality of the person that makes them a Black Belt. At Amerikick we have a saying, “A black belt is a white belt that never quits”. Nobody can respect somebody who calls themselves […]
What I have learned as a black belt by Anna Lu
I can recall the moment I received my white belt. By that time I was already obsessed with the idea of earning a black belt Later, I achieved my goal received my black belt after six years. Between those two points in time, I have learned many things. However, the time from when I received my […]
What a Black Belt Meant to me by Tyler Derby
I’ve been doing karate for a little more than nine years at Amerikick Langhorne. I am senior black belt and part of the demo team. Karate has made me push myself through tough situations and become stronger. At karate I have learned many things, especially in the last couple of years since I have been […]
What earning a black belt means by George Leigh
I’ve been asked to describe what earning a black belt means to me at ameri kick. First, it will let me know I’m a warrior. I’ll know that I can fight and I can stand up for myself when I need to. Having this feeling would make me proud of myself for achieving this goal. […]
What a Black Belt Means to Me by Theo Molot
What The Importance of Black Belt means to me? I had to think about this. When I was five, I hated karate because my parents forced me to do it. Later I realized I enjoyed karate and working towards my next belt. I always felt a sense of achievement when I got to the next belt because […]