Noah graduated to his yellow belt Saturday morning. Even more exciting was being invited into the leadership class. Ever since he began Taekwondo he has cast an envious eye towards the kids in the leadership class. Each graduation 1 or 2 students are recognized and are issued an invitation to a separate more advanced class.
During the orange belt level 1 cycle one of the monthly lessons was Goals. Noah told us he was setting a goal to work hard and be invited into leadership. The leadership class has different lessons beyond form and technique. Most importantly (to Noah) is weapons training and contact sparring.
That graduation he was very disappointed when he wasn't invited into leadership. Jenna and I were disappointed too because he wanted it so much. Honestly though it was a good lesson to be learned. I always tell him you learn more from failure than success and it held true here. Yesterday when they called his name Jenna let out a squeal. He was comically stoic as he walked up to accept the invitation. Afterwards he beamed for the rest of the day.
