This photograph belongs to my last belt change (green belt). This moment was very important for my career as a martial artist, after the ceremony many things changed at school. They weren’t teaching me anything new, but the teacher humiliated me in front of everyone when I didn’t remember any concept. Two months passed and I didn’t feel comfortable in school, I stopped going to class for two weeks to reflect about that. When I returned to class my teacher told me "I resent your presence", those words hurt me a lot since I considered him as my father. At that time I stopped going to that school definitively and I looked for other alternatives to continue learning. Luckily at that time one of my best friends had opened his little "American Kenpo Karate" school and he continued to teach me. To go to that school I had to travel by subway for hours but they were worth it. Regarding my previous school the teacher told all the students that I was a traitor, I learned those from my friends that I took to train several years ago. 

Going back to photography, this was the last time I felt comfortable in school and after that day I was never the same as I knew. Lately I have been offered to change my belt but I have not accepted the offer, because thanks to the green belt I could leave my comfort zone and explore other visions and styles, I could also meet wonderful people and value even more martial arts classes. 

I’ve been in the green belt for four years.


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