Tournaments and Tests!

Recently my sensei and I conducted evaluations for the students. They've been working hard for a while now so it was about time that we had them show off their new skills in exchange for a new, handy dandy belt. Things went smoothly and most of the student did pretty well. Before they went on the chopping block, I made sure to review with the students individually to see if they had any mistakes, thusly ensuring that they would do a good job.

We also had some our students participate in a karate tournament. They all did a very well and most of them went home showing off their well earned trophies.

When students perform well in either evaluations, tournaments, or both, it really reflects their hard work. But most importantly, it shows their sensei's dedication to teaching them to the best of his/her ability. To have a successful student you have to have a dedicated teacher and a hard working student.

(This is Mykaela, she's just earned her first trophy.

She's adorable. :D)