I received my black stripe on my belt this week. I am officially a black belt candidate. I have been training for it for over five months now. I am keeping up on all the training. The most challenging part for me is sparring. I sparred twice this week to make up time from last week. Thursday was the most difficult day. I was kicked in the ribs really hard. It took my breath away and hurt a lot. I knew I could not stop sparring because that is the way the test will be. I continued on regardless of the pain. Not easy. I finished the class and continued in the next class. I hope with lots of practice I will get better at sparring.
My current Challenge progress as of December 23, 2024.
Pushups
(53,644 / 50,000)
Situps
(52,930 / 50,000)
Miles
(1,292 / 1,000)
Kata
(1,120 / 1,000)
Kumite
(996 / 1,000)
Kindness
(1,150 / 1,000)
Meditation
(5,610 / 5,000)
Books
(6 / 6)
Blogs
(54 / 52)
Videos
(12 / 12)
Congratulations!