08/30/2026
🥋⚡ OHANA MARTIAL ARTS’ FIRST BLACK BELT TEST ⚡🥋
This weekend, Ohana Martial Arts reached a milestone we will never forget.
Austin, Jackson, and Toby completed Ohana’s FIRST Black Belt Test — enduring approximately 9 HOURS of intense physical, mental, and technical testing.
These three young men were pushed harder than they have ever been pushed before. Nothing was handed to them. Every round, repetition, and technique was designed to determine whether they had truly earned the right to wear a Black Belt.
🏃 SATURDAY | 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
The weekend started before sunrise with a mile run in under 7 minutes, 100 push-ups, and 200 sit-ups — no breaks or stopping, with the exercises completed in under 5 minutes.
From there came brutal sprints, striking, blocks, approximately 400 jumping jacks, and more. They were exhausted, but they kept going.
🔥 SATURDAY | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The self-defense portion took things to another level. All three boys were tested against grown adults who grabbed, choked, flipped, and continuously pressured them.
The adults wore full protective gear, allowing the boys to prove they could legitimately strike, defend themselves, and fight their way out against bigger and stronger opponents.
🥊 SUNDAY | 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The final test was full-gear MMA sparring. The boys faced four different adults for a combined 72 rounds, including standing fighting, ground fighting, striking, and submissions.
By the end, the intensity resulted in 6 bleeding noses, 2 broken noses, a broken finger, and 2 black eyes. Through all of it, they continued getting back up.
Words cannot describe how proud we are as their instructors.
A Black Belt at Ohana is not given because you've trained for a certain number of years. It isn't given because you're a certain age. And it certainly isn't given simply because you showed up.
It is EARNED.
Austin, Jackson, and Toby proved this weekend that they 100% earned the title of BLACK BELT. 🖤🥋
But receiving a Black Belt isn't the end of their journey.
It's the beginning.
As the saying goes:
“A Black Belt is a White Belt who never quit.”
Now the fun begins. They get to learn an entirely new level of techniques as they continue their journey toward their 2nd Degree Black Belt.
Congratulations to Ohana Martial Arts’ FIRST THREE BLACK BELTS! 🖤🥋⚡
You earned those belts. Now the real training begins.
