Micah, 8 1/2 yrs old at his test to become a black belt. I've included a few of the components of the black belt test: line drills, board breaking, forms & sparring. Shim's Tae Kwon Do Academy in Marietta, GA
usaully when i see a kid this young going for a black belt it angers me because they have bad stances tecnique etc. But this kid is pretty good Congrats on the belt buddy :)
Its really not everyday that u see somebody this young get a Black Belt. I wuz in 2nd or 3rd grade when I started karate and I would be a 1st degree Brown Belt if I didnt quit 4 a couple years. Im back now and my kicks are getting better. In my test I have 2 do Heingodon (idk how u spell it) and 3 teki's (Im a purple belt going on 3rd Degree Brown) 20 attacks, some lower belt rank line drills, self defense, and sparring b4 I get it though.
He's pretty good yes, but black belt level would seem strange to me.
But are these real dan ranks? Or something special for kids?
Because in most martial arts I know, you also need to show you've incorporated the philosophy that comes with it. And he's not even gone through his teens yet...
If he keeps training he'll be a very worthy fighter when he's 16-18 imo.
usaully when i see a kid this young going for a black belt it angers me because they have bad stances tecnique etc. But this kid is pretty good Congrats on the belt buddy :)
The1100Gamers 6 months ago
nice
superhaleigh99 7 months ago
very strange interpretation of Taeguk 8 Jang...
PossumVolo 7 months ago
my black belt grading was 5 hours long
sensailiam10 8 months ago
Is he a master? I dont think he is strong enough because he is 8 years old. Fighting is very hard ground i think. Blue joke. Sorry.
TheEDDIEDEAN 10 months ago
imagine when this becomes a teenager...... jesus
bigdragon8me 1 year ago
Its really not everyday that u see somebody this young get a Black Belt. I wuz in 2nd or 3rd grade when I started karate and I would be a 1st degree Brown Belt if I didnt quit 4 a couple years. Im back now and my kicks are getting better. In my test I have 2 do Heingodon (idk how u spell it) and 3 teki's (Im a purple belt going on 3rd Degree Brown) 20 attacks, some lower belt rank line drills, self defense, and sparring b4 I get it though.
RE4LEGEND 1 year ago
yeah, mine was soooo hard
TheMISTERGURU 2 years ago
He's pretty good yes, but black belt level would seem strange to me.
But are these real dan ranks? Or something special for kids?
Because in most martial arts I know, you also need to show you've incorporated the philosophy that comes with it. And he's not even gone through his teens yet...
If he keeps training he'll be a very worthy fighter when he's 16-18 imo.
BTVasa 2 years ago 2
I'm only a orange belt in TKD testing in week or two for my purple :)
TaylorSwift645 2 years ago