Sempai Le: "It was a good weekend, moti­va­ted stu­dents, satis­fied faces."

Berlin. Das Shinzen Dojo veranstaltete zum 1. Mal diesen Jahres seine Kyu-Prüfung am vergangenen Wochenende. In der Bergstraße sowie in der Möckernstraße durchliefen insgesamt 27 Schüler im Alter von 6 bis 35 Jahren die strenge und harte Kyu-Prüfung im Kyokushin Karate.

Even if not every technique was perfect, Sempai Son Le's focus was on ensuring that the children and teenagers overcame their nervousness in an examination atmosphere and put their learned skills to the test.

"What is important to me is not the perfect technique, but at the beginning of Kyokushin Karate, that the students develop the will to assert themselves and not give up."

From 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the youth from the Shinzen Dojo mastered the basics (Kihon), the forms (Kata) as well as the sparring (Kumite) im Kyokushin Karate. Gradings were conducted for the respective ranks from 10th to 5th Kyu.

After just under two hours, all the children and teenagers passed their kyu examination. The satisfied faces of the children are worth their weight in gold for many parents in these times.

Eine besondere Ehre gab es bei der Kyu-Prüfung der Erwachsenen. Paul Kniep aus Leipzig kam, um seine Braungurt-Prüfung zu absolvieren und unter den Augen von Sempai Anh Son Le durchlief er mit den Schülern aus dem Shinzen Dojo die Techniken vom Weiß- bis zum Braungurt.

For many students, it was their 1st examination in Kyokushin Karate and one could literally see the fire in their eyes that they absolutely wanted to pass this examination. And they did. From Kihon to Kumite, all candidates passed their kyu examination with flying colours.

Sempai Son Le on Paul Kniep from Leipzig:

"I am pleased that Paul is following the Kyokushin Karate path in Leipzig and I hope that by passing the Kyokushin Karate examination for his brown belt, he will continue on this path and also continue in the spirit of Kyokushin."

The Shinzen Dojo would like to congratulate all candidates once again and would like to thank the parents and supporters.

We are already looking forward to the upcoming examination in December, where the remaining students will also have another chance to have their karate skills tested.

Further pictures will follow shortly in our gallery on our homepage.

With this in mind, a big OSU and keep it up!