Earn a Black Belt in Karate

The last weekend in March I passed my 4th kyu (2nd degree purple) test. Next up: brown belt.

I’ve recently transferred to a new dojo, having moving out of state, but before I left my old dojo I took my 5th kyu test and passed. Fortunately, my new dojo accepted my old rank and I am 5 tests away from achieving shodan (black belt). Only 4-5 more years of hard training until this goal will be accomplished.

Over the weekend, I passed my 6th kyu (green belt test). Now I’m officially considered an intermediate belt, which is a bit daunting. Two weekends ago I also competed in my second karate tournament and placed third in my division in kumite. I am so glad I have added karate to my life!

I passed my 7th kyu (orange belt) test last Saturday. It’s hard to believe that 6 months ago I didn’t even know how to through a punch!

Yesterday I passed my 8th kyu (yellow belt) test. I have a long way to go on this goal, but I’ve also come a long way considering I didn’t even know how to throw a punch properly 3 months ago!

I just joined a dojo near my home on a 3 month trial membership. I’m starting out as a white belt, as I’ve never done any form of martial arts before. This is something I’m really excited about trying and it will be a completely new experience.