What A Black Belt Means by Kasey Schwalje
I have been taking karate for five years. Throughout those five years, I have learned a lot. I haven’t only learned how to defend and protect myself if needed, but I have grown so much more as a person. Five years ago, I was a small, ten year old who was coming home everyday crying […]
Black Belt Essay by Shannon Clark
Over the past few months, I have written many essays for college applications. For each one, I was confined to defining my entire personality in 500 words or less. During this process, I had to ask myself what makes me who I am. This is when I realized that all of my answers somehow related […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Connor Baily
Being a black belt means to me that I have gone through very hard challenges. I had to do push ups, sit-ups, burpees, and many more self defense techniques to get to the level of the black belt. Also being a black belt means to me that I have gotten stronger and stronger throughout the years.Being […]
what it means to be a black belt by Jacob Lachyta
Being a black belt to me, means you are good at karate. It means you haven’t just spent a couple of weeks training, it takes 5 years. It takes 5 years of bravery, strength, resilience and persistence. The black belt isn’t just the color black. It is a symbol. A symbol of strength […]