He has been wanting this since he first started martial arts in October. The testing was so much fun to watch. I don't think any of the Little Dragons are older than maybe seven? Watching all of them following instructions and doing their form was so cute. Wolf even got to break a board and got it on the second try, a huge improvement from his first attempt at breaking a board where the instructors had him do everything they could think of for him to manage to break it. The lessons are helping Wolf so much with his concentration and respect. Compared to the other white belts testing he was definitely the most focused and that was really nice to see.
For those who are wondering the Little Dragons program is martial arts for little kids. All belt levels work on the same form and the same skills, it's all just an issue of learning focus and the basic moves. They are expected to come to class twice a week and not expected to practice at home or to memorize the form or self-defense combos. They level in the same way that the older kids do, but their belts have a white stripe in the middle. What happens when they are ready to move up to the big kids classes is that whatever belt they are at their next test gets them a white belt with a yellow stripe (instead of starting with a white belt) then they level up with full colored belts from then on starting with yellow. Basically they are a yellow belt twice, once in the Dragons and once when they get to the older kids classes.
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