Kenpo Mama
3rd Black Belt
That's right both of my "men" tested for their black belts today! It was quite an event! Please join me in congratulating pete (a well known martial talk contributor) and my wonderful husband of some 18 years and my totally awesome son Philip (age 12 - received his junior black belt).
In separate tests they both showed tremendous skill and perserverance. They have shown true dedication to the art. My son philip started training when he was 6 years old and is turning 12 next week. He is a young dedicated martial artist from which we can expect great things. He fufilled all requirements with a mature demeanor and made this Kenpo Mama tuly proud!
Pete's test was well over 3 hours long and he was a non-stop dynamo! He performed 170 self defense techniques on live dummies as well as executing his sets and forms to the highest caliber. His personal form based upon Tai Chi Applications in Kenpo was outstanding! I was fortunate to be his uke for his Brown 2 techs and his personal form and he was totally rockin'!
The sparring section lasted continuously for 20 minutes and was incredibly intense! Oh not to mention the no-mind section - true skills in action!
Do i sound proud, well yes i am! Here are a few pics of today's event!
In separate tests they both showed tremendous skill and perserverance. They have shown true dedication to the art. My son philip started training when he was 6 years old and is turning 12 next week. He is a young dedicated martial artist from which we can expect great things. He fufilled all requirements with a mature demeanor and made this Kenpo Mama tuly proud!
Pete's test was well over 3 hours long and he was a non-stop dynamo! He performed 170 self defense techniques on live dummies as well as executing his sets and forms to the highest caliber. His personal form based upon Tai Chi Applications in Kenpo was outstanding! I was fortunate to be his uke for his Brown 2 techs and his personal form and he was totally rockin'!
The sparring section lasted continuously for 20 minutes and was incredibly intense! Oh not to mention the no-mind section - true skills in action!
Do i sound proud, well yes i am! Here are a few pics of today's event!
