Just Peachy

On Friday, Hannah and Emily had a test to go from red belts to brown belts. In this testing, they had to break two boards--once with their fists and once with a kick.

Hannah was a bit nervous because she has had some board breaking issues in class.

But she managed to break it with her fist on the first try, and with her foot on the second try (they only get three tries).

And Emily had similar results. Except that when she broke the board with her fist, she REALLY broke it. The pieces splintered and they flew from the instructor's hands. He was impressed with her force.

They were so excited to receive these brown belts and have board breaking bragging rights. Now, they are just one belt away from the recommended black belt. They are more determined now than ever to reach that black belt status!