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…
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…
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…
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…
Achieve the black belt degree In the world of martial arts, the ultimate goal is to achieve the black belt degree. This is no easy task, for students of martial…
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…
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…
