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Earning My Karate White Belt

 Bobby Lawrence Karate White Belt Class Experience

After having attended only two classes at Bobby Lawerence's Karate Center in Orem, I earned a white belt and participated in the sacred ritual of board breaking.

Breaking a board is a metaphor for passing through the trials/illusions in our lives. My illusion is that I lack the self mastery to the art of exclusive focus. If I could wave a magic wand and change one thing about my self, at this time, I would wish for great concentration and ability to focus on a singular thing or event at the exclusion of all else. When I study my academic readings, I am too easily distracted.

This principle of focus has many levels. The most basic is that of exclusion. It is represented by the white dot on a black background on the symbol for Yin Yang. Focus of awareness is represented by the black dot on a white background where you are "at one with the universe" and are able to sense all things simultaneously.

Having only experienced 1 1/2 hours with Master "Lo" [Lawrence], I can confidently say that I would have sacrificed my participation any other sport growing up to have practiced Karate (with the exception of Football).


p.s. Thanks Ryan for going with me. You were terrific! Keep working on that jump kick.

The After Party

Upon returning home that night, I was so excited to tell my friends what I had done, I broke this board with my head.



Here is the same video from a different angle to prove that this really happened and is not some brilliant video editing job.


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  1. LizFri Sep 18, 11:02:00 AM MDT

    Best night ever. Do you still want my copy of this video?

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  2. NoelleTue Sep 22, 12:16:00 PM MDT

    You look pretty natural in your white karate outfit....

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  3. Julie TSat Sep 26, 03:21:00 PM MDT

    Congratulations! Btw, how thick was the board? I wish I'd known to get you Karate lessons!

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