Gloria Smith, 72, of Mississauga is the oldest person to achieve black belt in karate at the Academy of Martial Arts ( Courtesy Academy of Martial Arts )At 72, Gloria Smith can take a punch. ( Courtesy Academy of Martial Arts )Still, she never aimed to achieve black belt, the 10th and highest belt rank in karate, let alone do it in just five years. The black belt was the icing.” Ian Jay, Smith’s head instructor, said she trained almost daily with people mostly in their 20s through 40s. “There’s nobody who’s achieved their first-degree black belt in their 70s within our schools, so that’s very rare,” Jay said. She’s doing something that no one else has done.”In just five years, Smith achieved the black belt, the 10th and highest belt rank in karate.

Source: thestar August 28, 2016 23:11 UTC