In my adolescence, I was navigating through the peer pressures of life and I found myself being challenged by the usual 'bullies' at school. I never liked getting in trouble and always considered myself to be a ‘good boy’. Something about the way I held myself and not saying much about karate seemed to worry the bullies.

Just having a few karate books with me seemed to do the trick by themselves. It took only one fight that I was forced into after school in the gym to get my reputation. I don't remember much, as I was somewhat scared. Actually, I was scared of getting caught.

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So, it happened that I did some type of punch that resulted in the other boy getting his jaw hurt. Other kids who witnessed it were better able to describe what happened. The fight was so quick, that I was still able to run out and catch my bus before it left the school. Surprisingly, the next day, that boy was going around telling everyone that I ‘busted’ his jaw. Seriously, he really wasn't that injured, but with what he said, he established my 'reputation' and from then on everyone in school thought not to mess with Karl, because he knows that ‘ju-jitsu karate stuff’. By the time I was 15 years old, most of our homestead and was built and I was able to participate in afterschool sports.

In the ninth grade I was able to play on the JV soccer team.actually, I was warming the bench for the JV soccer team. Nigerian Gospel Songs. Occasionally, I was sent in to play fullback at the goal end of the field.

Our team did have a good offense so I did not get to see much action at our end of the field. Nonetheless, I really liked kicking things and soccer at the time was the sport for me. Most of our practice would end at 6:00 PM and my mom would pick me up after practice. One day, she was late more than a half hour late! When I ask her why she was late she told me that she was at karate class. KARATE CLASS!? I was full of my usual questions and wondering why I was not let in on this earlier.

She thought I was so dedicated to my soccer that it wasn't something I wanted to do. She was really wrong about that! Needless to say, I was no longer with the JV soccer team. I had my soccer experience and was ready to take on my dream Karate! Fifteen years old and full of wonderment, I entered my first REAL karate classes at the West Asheville Community Center. The club was called Shuri-de Karate of West Asheville.

The style of karate was Goju-Shorei-ryu. The teacher's name was Sensei Lorraine Lewis. Blackhead Whitehead Tool. I cornered her with my questions and ‘all wound-up exuberance’ and was certain she was going to kick me out the door. I found myself being so over-excited about being in karate for real and learned the hard way not to ask too many questions. Sensei was quick to straighten me out. After a while I was ceertainly no stranger to doing push-ups or standing in Kiba-dachi for my untimely questions and out-breaks.

Graduate Programs For School Counseling In New York. Soon, I was learning the true discipline of the martial arts. Mom and I both tested for our yellow belt together and past!

We also received our ‘white pine tree’ patch, a designation patch indicating our knowledge of standards in the techniques of our karate. I was eager to learn all that I can and realized that my sensei really appreciated that.