Finally received my purple belt! Now I'm at 5th kyu (level), meaning I'm four stops away from the black belt. In my life I've had quite a few false starts with karate, but this time I hope I can make it to the black belt with minimal delay and, at the same time, maintain or improve my cross country skiing techniques. (That is not to say I absolutely have to earn the black belt - just a goal for myself.) 終於拿到紫帶了! 希望這次重新學習空手道能一路不停順利升上黑帶, 同時改進我的越野滑雪技術. 倒不是說非要拿到黑帶不可, 只是我把黑帶當成一個目標.