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My brown belt testing was hell. I had to spar three black belts. Things didnt get bad until i had to spar my second black belt. He punched me hard in the ribs and i fell. I was crying so hard. When i looked up my sensei and my sempai (i was sparring him at the time) were both standing there looking down at me. I couldnt breathe it hurt so bad. My sensei said "r u quitting" and i said no stood up and kept fighting. He hit me again and again but i didnt give up. i wanted to give up so bad but i couldnt i knew that i had to keep going no matter how bad it hurt. I was still crying but i did my best to fight back. When i was all finished sparring them i was still crying and still couldnt breathe. It still hurts to breathe and move now.

We didnt get our belts that day bc one of the kids walked out. But before i left my sensei said "So Karli, how does it feel to b a brown belt?". I was so happy. I smiled and said "It hurts". And he just laughed and gave me a hug.