“When the student is ready, the master will appear . . .”

Ancient Shaolin saying

A few weeks ago Dominic tested for his purple belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate . . .

He has a wicked side kick.  It is almost a mid-air full split. I didn’t quite catch it in these images . . .

Waiting for his sensei’s decision on his belt . . .

“Think about where you did well and where you could have done better.  Then, remove your belt and open your eyes . . .”

The good news . . .

Then ice cream.

He told us he nearly quit halfway through because he got so hot that he had a migraine.  (Long sleeve shirt under karate gi = HOT.)  But he kept going to the end.  That takes character.

Congratulations, Dominic.