· If you can stand in line at the checkout counter without leaning on your cart…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you feel confident when you must walk out to the car along…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you can look at white belts with compassion and not impatience…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you are secure enough to answer “Yes, Sir or Yes Ma’am” …. You may be a Black Belt
· If you can get over it when others don’t answer “Yes sir” to you….. You may be a Black Belt
· If you can win at tournaments and do nothing but smile…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you can lose at tournaments and do nothing but smile…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you have the desire to help when sparring with junior belts…. You may be a Black Belt
· If you can look at the great big world and be humble…. You may be a Black Belt
Many of us began to realize that the magic isn’t in the actual Black Belts, but it is in the way we view our world.