Orange you glad

Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?
Kieran went from Yellow to Orange the other day.

We weren't sure if Kieran was actually going to receive his orange belt after the grading.  Mainly because we were so late.
But he did say they practiced.  And were playing a bit in the basement.  So it seemed to me that he did the prep and he felt like he did fine.
But it was good for him to have a bit of uncertainty.

But sensei Martin, asked me to stay because he knew Kieran was going to receive his orange belt (4th Kyu rank), just after the warm up.
The kids were lined up.  Those misbehaving were instructed to do pushups until the students got their belts on.  Sensei Martin is very strict and that's a good thing for these boys.

I had Kieran's friend Joshua with me and we were there to see Kieran get his belt.

Kieran's face lit up when sensei called his name to come up and receive his belt.

HPMA Orange Belt Grading pics