Karate

Approx. Time Spent: 1 hour (every Wednesday and Friday during the summer/holidays)
                                   1 hour (every Wednesday during the school year)

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When I first began karate, I wanted to be able to gain self awareness and be able to manage my own time.  In karate, I try to learn different katas as I advance to a new belt color and acquire new knowledge of the skills I learned. Every time I have a belt test, I feel accomplished when I realize that I know how to do all of the techniques and retained all of the knowledge from previous lessons in order to advance to my the next belt.  Being able to do karate, is a long process, this is not something to be taken lightly.  In order to do karate, one must be dedicated, willing to learn something new, and be able to manage their time.  I would like to say that because of karate, I was able to enjoy the different aspects of the art of the culture, learn to manage by time between school, my photography business, and other extra curricular activities.  In the long run, learning karate will benefit me as I learn to balance out other aspects in my life, such as work and family.  I want to continue with karate lessons, especially in order to get a black belt.

Dates:
August 2011 - current

Test Exams/ Ranking Promotions:
August 2011- Gold belt 9th grade
October 2011- Orange belt 8th grade
January 2012- Green belt with stripe 7th grade
April 2012- Green belt without stripe 6th grade
July 2012- Blue belt with stripe 5th grade
October 2012- Blue belt without stripe 4th grade
December 2012- Brown belt with four stripes 3rd grade

TOTAL: 80 hours