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only zero, that was her first tournament match and she really was a yellow black... one year later she is orange and excited for tourney season to start!

I heard some drop down a belt at this tournament. I don't know how true this is.

As her Martial Arts Instructor for the passed two years, I can guarantee neither Zoe nor any of my students have ever dropped down belts to compete. Unfortunately, so many parents and/or Masters encourage their students to compete in lower divisions to make it look like their schools and students are dominating. There is no honor in that, and it gives the student a false sense of accomplishment. These same schools, are the same that promote their students to Black Belt within 3 years. The fastest anyone can achieve Black Belt in our school is 5-6 Years. we also do not promote children to Black Belt. It is so sad to see this lack of Respect and Honor in the Martial Arts industry. The only thing we can do at our school is stick to the true path to Black Belt Excellence, and fight with Discipline, Honor, and Respect!

Hello Sir, it is good to hear your students don't drop down on belts. Please don't take this post as me saying she or any of your students drop down. I should have worded my first response differently as did she drop down any belts, versus how many belts did she drop down? Reading it now, it sounds like accusing. I apologize to both of you for my wording and didn't mean it as such. This year will be the first year attending this tournament and I'm trying to get the feel for what to expect. It appears to be one of the bigger ones and my daughter has only attended smaller tournaments.