Hi-Chop! Karate Class is Now in Session

Community Education students are enjoying karate classes at the Central Office.   Students are learning self-discipline (control of mind and body), as well as self-defense techniques.  I researched the types of belts earned and found that not all schools recognize all levels via colored belts.  Here is a typical list:  

• White- Beginner
• Yellow (some schools use a White 1st degree instead) 
• Orange (some use a White 2nd degree) 
• Green 
• Blue 
• Purple (some schools use a blue and red mix instead) 
• Red 
• Brown 
• Brown 1st degree 
• Black 1st degree (1 year before allowed to test for 2nd deg.) 
• Black 2nd degree (Can run a school recognized by ITF) 
• Black 3rd degree 
• Black 4th degree 
• Black 5th degree 
• Black 6th degree (minimum 20 years of training) 
• Black 7th degree 
• Black 8th degree (It may take an instructor 37 years to earn this) 
• Black 9th degree 
• Black 10th degree, Grand Master (Chuck Norris is this rank. One must practice martial arts for more than 40 years to be awarded the title) 

Kneeling:  Elbread Roh, Leighanne Higgins, 

Lillie Higgins and Pierce Royal

Back Row:  Joshua Roh, Nicholas McClain, 

Lauren Higgins, Sydney Malone and Lane Jordan

Instructor Larry Meeks.  Not pictured Dalton Jordan,