Attend 6 months of class.

With your parents, do a paragraph report on the American Flag and what the flag means to you, and turn it into your instructor.

(White Belts, and New Students) 

Learn the components and meaning of physical and mental. 

(Please talk to your instructor if you feel you need  more explanation) 

One-half represents the physical aspect of life. The three categories are blood, sweat, and tears. 

The last blade represents the mental part of life. The three categories are focus, control, and balance. 

(Yellow belts, or students who have completed the yin-yang patch) 

Learn what the three blades mean. Each blade has three categories in it. 

(You can ask your instructor for help if you feel you need more explanation.) 

• One blade represents the physical aspect of life. The three categories are blood, sweat, and tears. 

• Another blade represents the spiritual part of life. The three categories are honor, respect, and integrity. 

• The last blade represents the mental part of life. The three categories are focus, control, and balance. 

Make a goal with your parents and spend 6 weeks working to accomplish this goal. This goal can be anything . (i.e., Chores, Grades, etc..)

Complete 10 hours of community service. You may take as much time as you feel you need to complete this. Let your instructor know when you start the process. Either you or a parent need to keep track of your hours.

Obtain a Yellow or Purple belt and assist the instructors with teaching beginner class. 

Obtain an Orange or Blue belt and assist the instructors with teaching beginner class. 

Obtain a Green or Brown belt and assist the instructors with teaching beginner class. 

(Special Winning Attitude Team)

Have a good attitude throughout class towards your classmates and instructors.

(Special team of role models)

Show that you can follow the instructions given, and encourage the students around you to do the same.

Learn something new you always wanted to know. This could be anything from a piece of history to a technique you want to learn. 

Let your instructor know you're trying to get this patch. Tell your instructor when and how you completed it.

Do something you are scared of. This can be something in karate or in your life. 

Let your instructor know you're trying to get this patch. Tell your instructor when and how you completed it.

Talk with your instructor about leading a group exercise. Leading a group could include teaching new students a specific technique or counting for the class as we practice different moves.

Demonstrate respect amongst your peers, your instructor, and, most importantly, yourself.

Evaluate how you spend your time. Do you play a lot of video games? How often do you get exercise? Think of balance as an old carriage wheel. If your wheel is uneven, then you're going to have a bumpy ride. 

(Please talk to your instructor if you need further explanation or help.)

Work with your parents and make a plan to balance out your life and activities. When you have made a plan, show your instructor to receive the patch.

Show that you have self-discipline when you're in class.

Earn your Respect, Balance, and Discipline patches to earn this.

When you reach the orange belt, talk with an upper-belt student and learn the nunchaku kata.

When you reach 3rd brown belt, talk with an upper-belt student and learn the sai kata.

When you reach 1st Brown belt, talk with an upper-belt student and learn the bo kata.