Bob Salisbury, owner of RI Fitness & Martial Arts in Smithfield, singled out his student Conner for donning a pink belt in honor of his mom, who's fighting cancer.
"Tonight I take my black belt off, to honor a student that willing donned the "Pink" belt," Salisbury wrote, "Conner wished to honor his mothers last treatment in her recovery from cancer! Conner, Sensei respectfully bows to you. Osu," Salisbury wrote.
Check out these photos he posted on Facebook of Connor and his class.
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