Karate

Kevin has been taking Karate for about 11 months now. He really enjoys it, and, thanks to practicing, is getting pretty good at it. Getting him to practice every day is still a battle, but so far it is worth it. We signed up for a year, so next month we will sit down and decide if it is worth it to keep going or not.

At the end of each month Kevin has the opportunity to test for a higher level. He has to have attended so many classes to test. When he tests for a belt he has to have forms filled out by us (his parents) and his teacher saying that he is behaving, and trying hard at school. It usually takes three months (at this point) to move from one belt to another, because they have to get two stripes in-between. This time will lengthen as he moves farther up in belts.

Some of these pictures are pretty old, but I thought it was better to put them all in one post, than to split them up in the other posts.

In September Kevin got the second stripe for his orange belt. He should have gotten it in August, but had to miss too many days because of being in Virginia for the adoption.


In October Kevin got his blue belt


In November Kevin's studio had a tournament. Here he is doing Sumo.



Jared and Alyssa at the tournament


Kevin got a first place medal in Sumo (around his neck), and a 2nd place ribbon in Cata (form)


Alyssa sporting Kevin's medal


In November Kevin got the first stripe on his blue belt


Thanks to Kevin's hard work and practicing, he was able to skip a stripe (very rare in his studio), and get his green belt a month early. He got his green belt in December.



In January Kevin got the first strip on his green belt


Well done Kevin. We are proud of you and your hard work. Keep it up!