Congratulations to our three new yellow belts: William Jones, his son, Conrad, and Judah Clayton, who is pictured below in group photo as well as with their principle instructor, Tom Bryant. The trio, under the watchful eyes of myself along with godans Thomas Seastrunk and Charlotte Bryant and nidan Sam Johnson, went through a 90-minute exam, which included a physical section (mile run/bicycle, 500 front kicks, five minutes punch-backfist, 75 overhead strikes – 15 pounds adult men, 2 pounds for youngsters – and 300 situps). After that, the trio went through the technique section of the exam, including kata and waza (ippons 1-5), self-defense, main punches, kicks, blocks, etc. All three did a great job, and all had a great supporting cast on hand to watch the test.
So proud of Judah!