Back in August I highlighted Rylie’s martial arts advancements from start (December 2020) through August 2021 – including THREE belt rank-ups.
Today, I wanted to highlight her last two – Brown & Red belt.
In August 2021, she tested for her Brown belt.
The shock of the year was Rylie, who usually takes multiple hits to break her boards, broke her board in ONE punch. It was a very shocking but proud moment for all of us!
I see you in that new brown belt, Girl! 🤎
oh, & let’s talk about how she broke a wooden board with ☝🏻 strike 😳😦🥳 ONE!!! shocked the instructor & the audience. Aaron even jumped to his feet with a fist-pump! 😄
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also, this is her last testing before she turns 5. we started martial arts right after she turned 4 & in just one year she’s broken five boards & received four belts. 🤩 she loves her instructors & her classmates so much.
Proud of you Rylie, today & always!
Then, just a few days ago (December 2021), she tested for her Red belt.
Because we were in Illinois for Gma’s funeral during testing, her instructors graciously let her test privately a few days later.
Well we were away, the academy also got some new equipment, and Rylie was the very first to use it. She was a little extra excited about that.
she a RED belt ❤️ but all I can see is she’s on the last one before black 😳 proud of you as always, Rylie!!!
Special shoutout to Mr. Spates who let Rylie test privately since we were in Illinois for Gma’s funeral during her class’ testing. We missed celebrating with her friends though.
It is absolutely insane to me that one year ago, she was trying martial arts for the first time. She was quiet, the tiniest in class and wide-eyed watching it all but excited and gave thumbs up at some point during every class. Now she’s one of the biggest, highest ranking belts in her class and she walks in with confidence, encouraging her classmates and giving her instructors the biggest hugs.
You can watch each of Rylie’s testing videos on this week’s episode.
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