Each student has proven his/her skills through years of commitment and dedication to training.  The RSKA Black Belt represents excellence in the martial arts and carries him/herself always in a manner worthy of such an honorable rank.   

 

 

Chris Senior (Black Belt)  

Age:  16

Time training:  5 years

 

 

"I find that after these years of training, I can focus better, I have become more outgoing around my peers, and I have matured beyond many others of my own age.  With this training, I have also become more confident."  

 

 

 

 

Age:  12

Time Training:  7 years

"Everything we learn in karate helps me to be a better person and make me stronger.  I have become stronger not only in body but in mind."

 

Age:   12

Time Training:   5 years

"The more I improve in my karate, the more confident I become in myself and my abilities.  I've gotten so much out of my training and I'm proud of myself for making it this far in my martial arts journey." 

 

Age:   11

Time Training:    5 years

"In my years of karate training I have learned that confidence is the key to achieving goals.  If I wasn't confident about myself I wouldn't have made it from a yellow belt, orange belt, purple belt, to the more advanced belt ranks."

 

Age:   10

Time Training:   4 years

"I think I am a better student in school because of what was taught to me in karate.  This has helped me get straight A's in almost every report card for the last three years.  I have also learned that if I try my best and work hard I can achieve anything."