What a Black Belt Means to Me by Alek Stein
Journey to the Black Belt 2I started taking karate lessons when I was 5 years old. I went to Amerikick Karate through my school at Trinity Learning Center (TLC). Often, after Kindergarten, I’d go to the gym at TLC and take karate with Sensei Kim and my school friends. At first, I really wanted to […]
Black Belt Essay by Samara Landais
Amerikick Martial Arts Park Slope Amerikick Martial Arts is not just a form of self defense, it is a way of life. You must be the same person you are inside and outside of the dojo. Following this way of life has improved aspects of me. My body is healthier, I have become more studious, […]
Black Belt Essay by Anna Lu
What I Have Learned Since Receiving My Black Belt? Females become confident leaders through Amerikick Martial arts lessons By Anna Lu I can recall the moment I received my white belt. By that time I was already obsessed with the idea of receiving my black belt. Later, I achieved my goal received my black belt […]
Black Belt Essay by Tyler Derby
Sharper Skills: Refining Technique Through Kata Training 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, especially Kata Training, has made me push myself through tough situations and become stronger. At karate I have learned many things, especially […]
Black Belt Essay by Cj Schlueter
What I have learned since receiving my Black Belt? After reading this Document, you will see what I’ve learned since receiving my Black Belt. The first thing I’ve learned since getting my Black Belt is, you have to set new goals for yourself. Usually, everyone’s first main goal in karate is to get they’re Black […]
Black Belt Essay by Andrew Anderson
How to become a black belt? Getting to my First Degree Black Belt test has been a long journey and I have learned many lessons along the way. In the process of getting here, quite a bit has happened. I started at AmeriKick in Haddon Heights and then moved to the new studio in Blackwood. […]
What a Black Belt Means To Me by Mackenzie Willbanks
A Black Belt Karate is a White Belt who Never Quit I started writing this essay about what a black belt karate means to me by listing the obvious: dedication, motivation, grit and perseverance, but then I realized that this wasn’t good enough. It wasn’t personal to me and to vague. And then I remembered […]
Black Belt Essay by George Leigh IV
karate[kuh-rah-tee] noun a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker’s body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. I’ve been asked to describe what earning a black belt means to me. What karate means to me ? First, it will let me know […]
Black Belt Essay by Aidan Pryor
My black belt Journey I have been a member of Amerikick Martial Arts since I was 3 ½ years old. Over the last 8 years of my black belt journey, I have been building my self-defense skills and have incorporated the black belt principles of modesty, courtesy, integrity, perseverance, indomitable spirit, and self-discipline into my […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Miles Kellner
When I was three years old Sensei Chris came to William Penn Center Preschool once a week to teach us the basic foundations of karate. I enjoyed learning karate because it was really fun and helped me get my energy out because I was (and still am, at age 10) a very active kid. Sensei […]