
Catherine Duplessis
Karate started for me back in the 6th grade at Lake Olympia,
when Douglas called me one morning to say mom, they are
offering karate here at Lake Olympia and I would really like to try
out. I told him ok, find out what the requirements are and I
would sign him up. I have always been fascinated with karate
movies, and remembered when I first came to this county,
Saturday mornings were spend watching karate and western
movies. I decided to try karate, but quickly find myself giving up
because I could not bring myself to take direction from my
children, whom I was reminded on several occasion was my
instructors and not my children at the moment. I decided again to
give karate another go around, and quickly learned that I had to
adhere to the directions of others, because there were now
higher ranked belts that I had to take directions from. Karate is
my passion, from competition to just being there to support my
team. Karate has taught me a lot about myself, before karate,
my temper had the best of me. The things that I use to let bother
me, seems so little now. The person that I was then, is not the
same person earning this belt. Martial art means a lot to me, and
I am so thankful to everyone who has taught me and help me to
grow.








