Black Belt Essay by Taylor Greiner
In my eyes a black belt is respectful, strong, courageous, trustworthy and responsible. These are some of the reasons why I want to be an outstanding black belt. I like to help out the younger kids learning their katas and stances. I know I am still too young, but maybe when I am older I […]
What A Black Belt Means to Me by Tyler Peleckis
A black belt means to me, that you can accomplish anything if you keep trying. It has also taught me to set goals that need to be accomplished and to never give up trying to achieve these goals, and to reach my ultimate goal of getting my black belt. So, say you have a hard […]
What a Black Belt Means to Me by Dolan Harte
What being a black belt means to me by Dolan Harte. Being a black belt means many things. It means dedication, hard work, friendship and accomplishment. It is showing dedication to classes every week, which is hard when you play sports and have tests at school. I remember when I had a baseball tournament and […]
Black Belt Test Essay by Kylie Wright
Since I have gotten my black belt I have learned how to be confident. I learned leadership and teamwork. What I like about being a black belt is that there is more to learn, and I realized a lot about my family.When I perform or I’m competing, I need to be confident. Doing karate isn’t […]
Black Belt Essay by StevieLynn Hunt
Black belt is important to me because I can be a leader. When I see senseis wearing a black belt, I want to be just like them. They inspire me because I know that they went through so much to get their black belt. They have dedicated years to get their black belt. I think […]
Black Belt Essay by Ananya Venkatachalam
The year in which I tested for and earned my senior black belt was a very tumultuous one, at best. I had just made the transition from elementary school to middle school; it’s not a very easy change for anyone involved (including the parents of those hormonal, pre-pubescent teenagers). It was, actually, just a little […]
What Black Belt Means to Me – Lucas Vedam
Black belt is very important, it signifies that you did not give up during your training as an amerikick member, when you were a white belt, to your black belt testing. Black belt also signifies that you know Amerikick techniques and katas and that you understood them correctly. Black Belt is very important to me […]
Black Belt Essay by Michael Lachyta
The first thing is my self-defense. The self-defense moves had gotten harder and more useful in real life situation. Self- defense has taught me how to defend myself and how to get stronger with such moves. To know those moves I had to train and not just fool around, and I had to put effort […]
What have I learned since earning black belt
Wow, since I earned my black belt back in June of 2018, the entire world has been ripped apart and dragged in the mud. In my previous essay, I discussed the hope that with the belt around my waist, I would be part of a brotherhood/sisterhood similar to when I was a volunteer fireman. Fortunately […]
What a blackbelt means to me by Haley Galette
Some concepts that come to mind when I hear the words ‘black belt’ are courage, honesty, and respect. I want to be a black belt to show younger students how to get to the level I have reached and show them how to defend themselves. I watch the sensei’s teach other children and that is […]