Black & Blue Stripe

Charlie tested for his blue stripe this morning. It is a 3 part process where they demonstrate their form, then a series of punch/kick combinations and then spar. The sparring is supposed to be no contact, so they just wear their helmets and gloves instead of full sparring gear. Unfortunately Charlie was on the receiving end of a kick that he apparently ran right into, and received this lovely shiner on his leg. Fortunately he finished up without seeming any worse for wear & his teacher gave us the heads up that he did pass his test -- yay Charlie! I'll be sure to post a picture of him in his blue stripe belt when he gets it on Wednesday.