Maryann 047

My Karate Career

  • The begining of being a white belt

    The begining of being a white belt
    June 2005- I started my karate career. I was a white belt and very tiny. I was about five years old.
  • Yelow belt

    Yelow belt
    October 2005- Got my yellow belt. I was getting to the point where I was okay at it. I was still five years old.
  • Orange and camouflage belt

    Orange and camouflage belt
    January 2006- Got my camouflage belt. I already passed my orange belt. I was so excited because I was able to do tournaments. I was six years old.
  • green belt

    green belt
    Got my green belt. I had this belt about a year or not even a year. I loved karate so much that I had a goal to beat, and that was to get a 1st degree black belt.I was about seven years old.
  • purple belt and blue belt

    purple belt and blue belt
    October 2009- I finally got my purple belt. After a couple of months I got my blue belt. I would always say to myself I am getting there. I was only nine years old.
  • brown belt

    brown belt
    January 2010- Had my brown belt. I was so happy because I was getting close to reaching my goal. I was only ten years old.
  • red belt

    red belt
    June 2011- Got my red belt at this point. I am better then I was before when I was a camouflage belt. I was eleven years old.
  • candidate belt

    candidate belt
    April 2013- Now I am a candidate belt. I have a ready passed nine belts including my candidate belt. I am still eleven.
  • First black stripe on candidate belt

    First black stripe on candidate belt
    April 29th 2013- Got my first black stripe, only five more black stripes to go. After five more stripes and I get my black and white belt. I am twelve right now.
  • Never going to quit

    Never going to quit
    May 1st 2013- I still have my candidate belt. I will never quit. Like they say ' Winners never quit, quitters never win and I chose to be a winner'