The natural progression of things in karate is that the child will eventually be ready to test for their next rank…eventually. Having seen two older children go through this natural order of progression, I knew that this rank progression becomes something more at some point. It becomes an actual hunger for the next belt. They actually become hungry to learn things for their next rank. It is actually fun as their mom to watch that point hit and that natural drive kick in. It is really fun to watch. I think Lance has finally hit that point. Interestingly enough, this is when the other boys hit it too. Right about the time they were about to test for their blue belt, that natural desire to improve and better themselves kicked in. It is all uphill from there.
Lance is a power horse when it comes to the breaks. He has no fear of breaking a board at all. None. For this test they broke a real half inch board. Here is what his palm looks like after going through the board. He got it through on the first try. He nailed it! Way to go, Lance! Of course after the initial shock that he actually went through the board he was showing faces of actual pain and was willing to show me his palm and how red it was. Yes, that stung a little more than he expected.
He is officially a blue belt. Next stop green belt…his favorite color…
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