What My Black Belt Means To Me by Priya Rao
Teaching and Learning on the karate black belt Journey Amerikick “Short-one” This is what I will be saying when I become a karate black belt. My black belt means to me that I am one step closer to becoming a full sensei, I will have something that most people I know don’t have, and I can […]
What A Black Belt Means to Me by Josh Green
Achieve the degree black belt In the world of martial arts, the ultimate goal is to achieve the degree black belt. This is no easy task, for students of martial arts must first receive instruction from other black belts, progressively advancing through the ranks in order to attain a black belt. This process, done correctly, […]
What A Black Belt Means To Me by Marissa Willbanks
Being a Karate Black Belt Being a Karate Black Belt means many things to me, but most prominently it means that I’ve lived up to the Amerikick Creed. As an Amerikick student I’ve work hard: I’ve learned that “I can’t” is only an excuse and shown myself that “I can” overcome obstacles and challenges thrown my way. When I first committed to […]
What A Black Belt Mean To Me by Kyle Lewis
Looking Forward To Earning a Black Belt I’m really looking forward to earning a black belt. When I was a little kid, and I first attended a birthday party at Amerikick for my friend Hunter Shaffer, I was unsure if I would be able to learn karate. I was also very, very unsure if I […]
Black Belt Essay by Matthew Shaffer
Junior Black Belt I have studied karate for seven years and been a junior black belt for a year and a half. Every class we practice kicks, punches and blocks. While they are important, I have come to realize there are so many other things that are equally or more important. Perhaps one the most […]
Black Belt Essay by Jenna Shaffer
What I have learned from my karate sensei ? I have learned many things from my karate sensei at Amerikick. I want to write about what I have learned since getting my junior black belt. One of the most important things I learned is to be a good example for others. It is extra important when […]
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 […]