July 9, 200521 yr I am so goddamn happy, it was kind of hard, more on the physical requirements than knowledge, but I passed and now I have my blue belt at last. We had to do the full Kihon which is:Seiken Chudan TsukiSeiken Yodan TsukiUraken Gamen UchiUraken Sayo UchiUraken Hiso UchiUraken Mawachi UchiSeiken Ago UchiSeiken Chita TsukiHigi Yoko Yodan UchiSeikein Yodan UkeSeiken Chudan Soto UkeSeiken Chudan Uchi UkeSeiken Gedan BaraiSeiken Uchi Uke Gedan BaraiChutou Gamen UchiChutou Sakotsu UchiChutou Sakotsu Uchi KomiChutou Uchi UchiChutou Hiso UchiMae KeageUchi MawachiSoto MawachiHisa KeriKin KeriMae KeriMawachi KeriYoko KeageKansetsu KeriYoko KeriUchiro KeriThen, we had to stand on our knuckles for 30 secs(I didn't know about this, so I nearly didn't pass...), 30 pushups on our knuckles, Taikyoku Ichi, ni, san, Jumping a 1.5m obstacle with Yoko Tobi Keri, breaking a board with Chutou, and 1min Kumite...I am SO GODDAMN HAPPY.
July 9, 200521 yr Well done. That sounds like an awful lot for 8th kyu! "They can because they think they can." - School Motto.(Shodan 11th Oct 08)
July 9, 200521 yr Does sound a bit tough for 8th kyu but I see you do kyokushinkai that explains it, Congratulations.regards maki We are necessarily imperfect and therefore always in a state of growth, We can always learn more and therefore perform better.
July 10, 200521 yr Impressive! Congratulations! American Kenpo Karate- First Degree Black Belt"He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position."Ed Parker
July 10, 200521 yr Wow, That sounds like a pretty challenging test. I bet you feel great after accomplishing that! Congratulations! A good technique is beautiful but a beautiful technique is not always good. -Hirokazu Kanazawa
July 10, 200521 yr Congrats! I'm eligible for 8th in September, and I can't wait. Jarrett Meyer"The only source of knowledge is experience."-- Albert Einstein
July 10, 200521 yr Congrats . I also agree thats a lot for 8.kyu. Kempo Arnis Slovenia - Training under sensei Borut Kincl begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting ( 6. DAN RKK, 1.DAN Modern arnis ... )Blab of Buyseech - My blog for Martial Arts and Marketing
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