Why I Want to Be a Black Belt: By Ben Narvaez
Ben Narvaez
12/16/15
When I was young, I loved Power
Rangers. Every time I watched that show I always wanted to do karate. My
favorite color of Power Ranger was the
one that always did the right thing. When I asked my parents if I could do
karate, they said "yes". In Frisco, where I started my first karate
class I started out good until I fell on my face. I was doing a round kick and
I slipped and fell. At least I did the kick right. Right when I got my yellow
belt I had to move back to San Diego,California. I didn’t continue to do karate
in San Diego. My mom had me try other sports but I always wanted to continue in
karate. I moved back to Texas in 2011
but did not start Stricklands until 2012. The moment I walked into Stricklands, I was nervous and sweaty. I kinda felt like
the new kid at school or at the lunch
table. Then slowly I started making progress. I always wanted to achieve
reaching my black belt but back in 2012 it seemed like that would take forever.
I have learned a lot from Stricklands . It has helped me look at things in a
different way and has taught me to respect my elders. My experience here has
been good and I hope to have a lot more experiences like that. I learned a lot
more than that like a lot of forms and how to take some one down in control
judo and learned how to control my partner in free spar. I have made a lot of
friends at Stricklands and I hope I get
to meet more people. I have enjoyed all of the seminars that I have attended
and believe they have helped me reach this point. I especially liked the nun
chuck seminar. In conclusion, my time
at Stricklands has helped me grow and
become a better student. That is why I feel I should receive my black belt.