Black Belt

the little big man was promoted to high brown belt in taekwondo on april 28, 2012.  twenty-plus months later, which is a little overdue, he was promoted to 1st dan black belt last sunday, january 26, 2014.

these are his teammates from meycauayan who also earned their black belts with migo.  ethan, giljohn, miggy, princess and maureen.

and their colored belt teammates who came to support.  ralou, luis and ceejay.

with coach moben, their coach, mentor, motivator.

of course, with who else, but the proud mommy.

his defining moment was when he broke the board with a turning side.

i couldn't be happier for my unico hijo.  this is just the beginning of more challenges and opportunities which we will go through together.  love you, anak!

"A black belt is a white belt who never quit."

red

and since i got time in my hands today, here's another post for the day.  yes, making up for not blogging so much for the last 3 months.

the little big man's promotion to red belt was held the day before valentine's day. he performed exceptionally well as always.  he was the littlest in height among those in the red belt -- an achievement in itself.  he's been working hard and all that is paying off.  i believe he's one of the best in his category.

good luck, son!  you know i'm proud of you! :)