KYU Shiai

Originally, a 'shiai' meant a fight to the death. Now, it means something more like a training to the death. Students who had tested for their first and second green belts on April 20 were asked to train for a morning as part of their kyu exam. After a killer first hour, the students worked on one-step sparring techniques.

Some pictures of our students with their new kyu certificates and their new belts. I also threw in a few of students during the karate class we had yesterday after handing out belts.

On March 9, 2012, we held kyu (belt) testing for the students. Most of them are demonstrating very strong work ethic and focus in class, and they looked like true karateka during their kyu testing. I had to heavily crop the photos because a lot of parents have not given permission for their student to appear on the blog. Please enjoy these! Sensei Christine