In the last few weeks, a number of Solarte martial arts students have leveled up. Phil got some long overdue stripes on his white belt and Jon received the first stripe on his blue belt. The kids have also been working hard: Carma and Wes had their first-ever evaluations, each earning two stripes on their white belts. Brother and sister team, Ellie and William, got three stripes on their white belts. Angus has his fourth stripe on his white belt and his sister, Zealand, leveled up to yellow and white. Congratulations to all!!!!
In our program, all belting and striping is optional. Both kids and adults choose whether or not they want to participate. For youth, they need to be at least 8 years old and consistently training for 2-3 months before they can request an evaluation. It’s basically a short private lesson with the instructor in which family are welcome to watch and ask questions. In the adult program, at any time club members are welcome to ask what they need to work on and “where they’re at” as far as getting their next stripe or belt. We encourage questions and love it when folks are self-motivated and engaged!