Anyone can do karate. Very few people can stick with karate. It takes a tremendous amount of
perseverance, patience and self-discipline to achieve a black belt. Putting a black belt on a student that understands how much they have accomplished is priceless. Only they know how much went into it. The self-esteem achieved through this achievement is great. All of this is through lots of social interaction, with respect for each other paramount. Once a student is in a black belt they are the perceived authority on a very technical subject. The amount of knowledge and the physical ability
can only be acquired with hard work.