Jan 28 2012

Going For His Brown Belt

SM has been working really hard, and today he tested for his Brown Belt in karate.
A proud mama, I thought I would share this video of him doing his Kata during the test.
He is the one on the left side of the screen.

Jun 24 2010

The REAL Karate Kid

This weekend SM achieved another amazing milestone. He tested and received his blue belt in Karate!

SM’s been taking Karate at Nishime Karate since October and it’s been one of the best things to happen to him. In addition to him just having fun doing it, it’s done wonders for his self esteem and his confidence. If you are considering enrolling your son or daughter in Karate I would highly recommend it. Here in Cincinnati Nishime has four locations across Cincinnati including locations in NKY & Indiana.

Here’s a quick picture of SM with Shihan after receiving his belt.

Nishime Karate

If you are curious as to what karate is like, here’s a video I shot of him testing for his belt. I could not have been more proud.

Dec 20 2009

My Ninja’s Gone Yellow!

After a rocky & emotional experience at the end of last school year, Marty & I had decided to enroll SM in Karate to help build his confidence levels back up. While it’s just been a few months, in my opinion (and his new teacher’s too) it’s been pretty successful, building both his confidence and his self esteem.

I write about this because yesterday SM tested for his yellow belt. I can’t tell you how proud I was of him. How amazing it was to see this little boy, who just a few months ago had really lost quite a bit of confidence in himself, go out and demonstrate his karate skills in a room full of strangers, and in front of his Shihan & his Sensei. It was amazing.

Here are a few photos from the testing session.