Black Stripe

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 January 23, 2025.