Two black belts in the Agate familyJamie Searle/Fairfax NZ Jess Agate and her father Tony have trained hard to attain black belts in karate. Jess Agate went from learning ballet to karate training as a 6-year-old. Jamie Searle/Fairfax NZ Award winners Josiah Ashman, left, and Braeden Guthrie with international instructor Takahashi Shuseki Shihan at the Edendale karate club, Ponamu Southern Dojo. Jess Agate has a bachelor of environmental management and works as a swimming instructor at Splash Palace in Invercargill. Karate belt colours start at white (for beginners), with subsequent grades being white with black tip, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown and black.

Source: Stuff April 04, 2017 01:30 UTC