Pictures from Delia's black stripe belt test

[pegkerr]

Here are the pictures from Delia's black stripe exam on June 30:

Delia's black stripe belt exam

Bo Form (Discovery)

Classical marching basics

Self Defense

Pad kicking portion of the exam

Delia's black stripe belt exam

Horseback riding stance punches

Comments

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

Ohh wow. She looks so fierce in some of those photos -- it's great! And at the end, what a beautiful smile.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

She is fierce and beautiful. No wonder you are proud.

[sternel.livejournal.com]

Is that Rob in the window in the second-to-last picture? What a marvelous perspective!

And go Delia! I must say, reading all your posts and seeing all your karate pictures has me really intrigued -- I'm considering giving it a try once I'm done with grad school (and have free time again!).

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was Rob!

[tassie-gal.livejournal.com]

Fierceness and beauty all rolled into one tiny package. She truely is amazing. By looks of things she is the youngest in that group as well...am I right?

[aome.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing and, again, congrats to her! (Think the older fellow minded testing alongside an eleven-year-old? ;) )

On a more trivial note, I'm wondering why some uniforms are blue.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

The woman with the blue uniform with black piping is a black belt, first degree--she was testing for one of her section stars (they have to get three section stars to test for second degree). The woman in the blue uniform with red piping is just a brown stripe, but she is in the master black belt club, meaning that she has committed to continue until she reaches black belt second degree. The woman in the red uniform (one of our senseis, pazlazuli, who is becoming quite a good friend) is a black belt third degree. Sensei in the black uniform is fourth degree--you switch to black when you get your fourth degree.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Yes, the youngest at 11.

[avengangle.livejournal.com]

She looks like she is having so much fun, despite it being fierce, hard work. Amazing!

[amethistdolphin.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on her exam!!! she looks like she is a wonderful martial artist!!!! she looks fierce!!!!