Episode 20. Recorded Right Before Her Black Belt Test
The conversation
About Gabby Sisti.
Gabby Sisti sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 20, “Recorded Right Before Her Black Belt Test”.
Gabby started training in Isshinryu karate during the COVID era, and by the time of the episode she had been training for almost five years. The interview was recorded right before her black belt test.
At the Isshinryu Hall of Fame in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, she took first in kata, first in weapons and first in sparring in her advanced division. She was also accepted as a Hall of Fame ambassador.
Gabby talks about being so shy she would barely talk when she started, and how karate built her confidence. She now teaches kids while balancing work and college.
“I got first in kalas, first in weapons and first in sparring”
From the episode
- Karate can build confidence that carries far beyond the dojo.
- Teaching kids means balancing fun and discipline.
- Look up to people with more experience and push to reach their level.
- Discipline
- Isshinryu Karate
- Rank
- Black belt, Isshinryu Hall of Fame ambassador
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