Black Belt Essay by Ryan White
Lessons taught by Senseis As a junior belt, senseis teach many lessons that apply not only to karate, but also to life. However, at that age, not many of those lessons click in the students’ brains. Later in life, these students mature, and they truly understand the lessons that their senseis have taught them. This […]
Black Belt Essay by Zachary Huot
how to get black belt in karate? When I first started karate, I was only five years old. I remember watching black belts and thinking that I was never going to be able to get there. How would I memorize all those katas? How would I run 3 miles? It just seemed impossible. My brother, […]
What Black Belt Means to Me by Amelia Haque
Earning My Black Belt On June 3rd, 2017, I became a black belt. That day will forever be one of the most important days of my life, since I achieved the goal that every martial artist sets out to reach. Since then, as a junior black belt I have learned many valuable lessons that I […]
What My Black Belt Means by Gracie Sokoloff
Degree Black Belt My degree black belt. For seven years, the moment I’ve been waiting for, has finally come to me. I will be receiving my Black Belt. The color I have seen on many Senseis, teaching me to come to this spectacular point of my life. And now I will be one of those […]
What Black Belt means to me By Grace Duffy
Earning my black belt rank Earning my black belt rank means a lot of things to me. But the most important reasons are that it shows that I am qualified, and can protect myself if necessary. It shows that I have worked hard and can work hard on anything. Above all, I can stand up […]
Black Belt Essay by Matthew Leone
Journey to Black Belt To me journey to Black Belt means lots of achievements such as strength, honor and bravery. Strength is shown in the physical test. Honor is shown by being accepted to take the test and Bravery is shown by actually taking and passing the test. Some achievements that I feel about earning a Black Belt […]
Black Belt Essay by Bill Diamantakos
Adult Karate: From Sideline Dad to Inspired Student The journey of my belt graduation began in 2012 at the age of 44. Although I was always interested in combat sports as long as I can remember, I never imagined that I could actually consider earning a black belt in adult karate at my age. My […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Geovanni Desir
To me becoming a black belt signify hard work and determination. I started karate when I was six years old, I learned all of my katas, self-defense techniques and sparring techniques. During my years of karate I spent time practicing with weapons such as Bo Staff, Kamas and Swords. During my years of practicing karate […]
What Black Belt Means to Me BY Kristin Krauss
Black belt, to me, means failure: Lessons in Resilience from Adult Karate The adult karate beginner belongs to a fascinating genus of mammals. Within this genus, the species representing the “karate-mom pursuing a black belt” might possibly be the most formidable group of humans on the planet. The pursuit of a karate black belt is […]
Black Belt Essay by Rahul Anantuni
What Amerikick Black Belt means by Rahul Anantuni? An Amerikick Black Belt means everything to me as I have learned extremely important life lessons since receiving it. I have become a Sensei at Amerikick Karate and I have gotten my first job teaching karate to students. I love this experience as this allows me to […]