Zachary Belt Test

Last week was Zachary's first belt test. It did not seem very "test like" because they did their skills in groups of 3. Zachary's skills were quite good. Except for his form which he does not really know yet. I have not been able to video it so he can practice thanks to a little toddler who feels karate time is the best time to throw tantrums!

Tonight he got another chance to do the form by himself. Not so great. He does not know all the moves, but the ones he does, he performs well and crisply. Two other people in his class were eligible to test. The week before, they did a pre-test, which Poppi was here to watch, to determine if they would be ready to test. Zachary was the only first-time class member to be ready. The other two that were ready had had at least one semester of karate before this one. They knew the form before Zachary's first class. We were very proud of him. He practices all the time, when he is not playing four square! He is serious and attentive during class and wants to excel.

So after the solo attempts at the form, the 3 of them stood up in front of the class to receive their award. He was told he would either receive 1 stripe, 2 stripes, or a yellow belt. We felt pretty sure he would not get the next belt, which is fine, but he did get two stripes. He is very proud! We are proud of him!

He was so excited about it that he wore his uniform and newly striped belt to our bible study group tonight. :)