spending the past 4 years of your life
working towards a first degree blackbelt!
congratulations scott & nicki craig!
or should i say, "mr. & ms. craig"!
what a morning...
pretty large crowd gathered up at the
earl brown center for national karate's
blackbelt exam in brooklyn center today.
all the entrants have endured months of
preparation and 3 separate screenings to
get them to this point. if they'd have
failed any of those 3 screenings they would
not have been eligible to test today.
aside from the normal advancement testing
through the ranks of all the belt colors,
now the eye is on one thing and one thing
only....the coveted 8th degree blackbelt.
and that will take many years.
they can't even arrange to test for 2nd
degree for like 2-3 years, i forget.
it's a timely process and not one to be
considered lightly.
they worked so hard today, such intensity...
from weapons to sparing to endurance drills,
they went through all of the phases skillfully
and steadfast. scott's a good yeller (is that a word?)
i am so proud of them...who would have thought?!
here they are getting their new blackbelts!
june, garrick & simon, you would be so proud!
scott in his "show" position.
nicki looks a little tuckered out
and excited all at the same time.
what a great experience.
see you at the 2nd degree exam!
shooting mandi & mark's engagement photos today.
i'll post them tomorrow.
p.s. it's 50 and sunny here today.
snow is disappearing fast!
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