Alex just had his first trouble in Karate. Today was his monthly physical testing; he had to demonstrate a series of moves, and this is his final test before receiving his Orange belt at the graduation in a couple weeks. They always tell the kids that it's okay to make mistakes, but it's NOT okay to not try hard.
Alex failed his test. He performed the moves okay, but he did not yell loud enough. In fact, he did not yell loud at all . . . he barely mouthed the sounds . . . "DIA!", and etc. The instructor kept him after class working on the moves for 10 minutes, but Alex never did get louder. I think it really surprised him and woke him up when they explained that he failed.
Now we've got to go back to the school tomorrow evening for him to be retested. If he doesn't yell louder, he won't get his orange belt with the rest of his class.
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