Karate Testing Week Update

I last said that Nikolas had a little work to do with his Tenno Kata from Tuesday. He worked on it for 2 days and got it down! He didn't get distracted from the other kiddo that had to do it with him.

There are usually 2 kids showing their kata at the same time. They do not have to go the same pace but having 2 at a time helps cut down on time. Nikolas, in the past, was really struggling with this as he wouldn't rely on himself or have faith in himself that he knew it well enough. After many, many talks about it, he stayed focused on him and his kata. He would look at himself in the mirror facing one side or look out the window if he was facing the other side. I'm so proud of all the hard work he has put in! He is truly talented and I love watching him do his thing at the Dojo.

Kaden did amazing as well. I loved seeing how serious he was about his punches and kicks. He really has grown from when he first started 10 months ago. He used to be the kid that would just goof off. He now is focused and really listens. I love watching him grow. Nikolas is so supportive of Kaden too. 

After Karate was over, Nikolas told Kaden how proud of him he was. He also told him that he really feels that Kaden will skip some belts just like he did and move to the Basic class. Kaden sat and watched Nikolas entire class on Thursday. He never does this as usually he has no interest. However, Nikolas told him to start watching his class so he can be better and move up to be with him again. It makes me so happy with how these 2 boys are so supportive and loving. (Then we get home and it all stops and the fights begin).