i do realize that i post things about karate often, but it is something that we do a lot! kevin is not currently attending because he is going to his civil air patrol meetings instead, and kyle has never started, but jordan, zachary, and i all continue on our quest for that black belt! my next test will be for a blue belt, and then black comes after that when i am deemed ready! exciting! jordan is about to test to become part of the regular belt system - she has been part of the "tiny tigers" program until now which helps the little ones progress at a little slower rate and breaks things down more for them. she has been doing this since the day she turned 3! (she had a couple of breaks here and there when she was a little overwhelmed). but now she has a friend who is in class with her, and her competetive side breaks out when i tell her that if she doesn't go to class, vanessa will pass her in rank - that gets her movin! it's too funny. zachary is 2 belts behind me, so if he keeps working hard, he will see that black belt in the next couple of years, too! (as long as his behavior and mind set match the skills he is learning - that is a big part of becoming a black belt!) these pics are from the latest testing, and also the tournament that zachary and jordan competed in...
how cute is it for these girls to be so tiny and doing karate?! this is jordan's friend vanessa by the way, who gets jordan's competetive juices flowing. they are so cute together and love playing together off the floor!
this girl cracks me up!
ok, she's definitely related to me - check out the tongue poked out for concentration! hey, it really works, i'm tellin ya! haha
ok, now i know she saw me with the camera here - what a ham!
i don't know what this kid is thinking about when he's kicking, but he sure makes some interesting faces!
yee haw! there's a good flying side kick!
staff forms...
breaking boards...
and here are a few from the tournament...
zachary won a round of sparring for his first time ever!
jordan took second in her forms, and fourth in her sparring...
zachary took third in both forms and sparring...
1 comment:
Oh wow they won medals! They look so cute and so very serious. So where are the pictures of you?
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