Westen has been training in the adult program at Elevated Studios for a few weeks.
He was rewarded for his hard work with what will be his final youth belt. He’s gone without earning a youth belt for a long time. Once he realized that it meant little towards his eventual adult promotions, he stopped completing the tests for stripes and belts. He no longer needed the outward signal of his experience, he showed it in his performance and mentoring of newer students.
I’m so proud of this little guy, he’s undaunted by his size and he is a force in the adult program.
