On Monday, when the testing list was posted, his name was missing. Too many absences. He went home and cried and contemplated quitting. Then, on Wednesday, he grew up a little and asked for a meeting with Sensei. They talked about asthma, about how much testing meant, about his skill level. When the meeting was over, his name was on the testing list.
On Saturday, the orange belt was exchanged for a green belt.
17 comments:
What a great accomplishment! He is destined to be an attorney, right? Congrats to the Green Belt Boy!!!
This is great. I love how they can learn lessons SO quickly...you are right...this shows the man he will be.
Yea!! Congrats on the Green Belt! Now it's onto Blue right?
That is fantastic Caution! I can see how proud he is and I know you are too!
My Little T goes Tuesday to test for his yellow. He's a nervous wreck!
that's a heart-tugger for sure...Congratulations!!
Great post. And how brave of him to talk to Sensei - who seems like a very understanding person.
awesome! What a great lesson learned.
by the way...http://ellisanotsosimple.blogspot.com/2009/07/awarded.html I gave you an "award"...I'd hate for you to miss out on your greatest accomplishment ever...well, ok. So that hour maybe.
Awwww. That is wonderful! Well done!
What an amazing young man - congratulations to him, and to you!
WAY TO GO!~~~~~~~~~~ what an awesome young man you have there!
Well done! The green belt will look good on your young man.
Helen
Congratulations on that new belt!
Lucy
What a great achievement.
This is a great story. I bet it will be re-told time and time again in the future. Bravo to the green belt!
That is SO cool. I'm happy for him in more ways than one.
Congratulations to your son on his accomplishment! I know nothing about martial arts, but the video was precious.
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