Pittsburg Karate Tournament Day 3

Jacob with his Bo (and karate headband)!!
Jacob with his buddy from the older kid karate class.

Jacob getting some help from a higher belt student during his weapons kata seminar.

Practicing some more with another helpful student!!

Working with his partner in the kata seminar.

Day 3 of the tournament was 2 more seminars for Jacob to participate in. The first one was his favorite...weapons kata!! We bought him a Bo on Saturday so he can have his own to practice with. He picked up on it really well - for being the youngest one (and littlest one) there. He is a hardworking and dedicated karate student!! Jacob got a lot of compliments from others (instructors, parents and students) about how great he was with his determination and skills. It made him and me feel good!! One thing that really touched my heart on this day was the other students. They all were so very helpful to him. They really wanted to help him learn. And since he was about 5 years younger than a lot of them, it took a little more time to show him how to do things. There were a couple other kids that took it upon themselves to work with him one on one. Even in between the seminars, they were out on the mats with him practicing. This karate program really stresses respect for yourself and others and patience. We plan on sticking with this for a long time. Jacob is already talking about getting his red belt ("junior black belt") - maybe that will be his 5 year goal!!