gzk Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Tomorrow I'll be attempting a dual grading: Shootfighting yellow belt and the first stripe on my BJJ white belt.Wish me luck! Battling biomechanical dyslexia since 2007
bushido_man96 Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Good luck to you! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
gzk Posted March 29, 2007 Author Posted March 29, 2007 Well, I failed.My striking was no problem, but a couple of the grappling drills caused me some confusion. My instructor is allowing me to try again in two weeks and told me later that a couple of his BJJ black belts failed their first gradings too which is reassuring in a way. I would rather be prepared and take longer than grade up and get killed anyway (though I guess that's going to happen anyway until someone newer than me grades up). It's all stuff that I am capable of doing, I just haven't quite assimilated the knowledge properly. It also turns out that I attempted grading about 3 lessons short of the required minimum, so I shouldn't have been doing it tonight anyway I suppose. Battling biomechanical dyslexia since 2007
bushido_man96 Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 Just keep plugging away. You will get it. I have had a failed testing before, too. It happens to the best of us. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
french fri25 Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 not a big deal dude. its better to be a good white belt than a bad yellow belt. it all depends on the person. some people can learn things in a couple months, for you it may be a little longer, but you will eventually get it. just keep going to class and train hard.
James Bullock Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I agree with the others...keep pluggin at it and you will be a yellow belt in no time. It is good that you know what you need to work on. Keep us posted... James Bullockhttps://www.combativesciences.comhttp://www.myspace.com/warrior_athleticshttp://combative-sciences.blogspot.com/
bushido_man96 Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 You only fail if you stop trying...otherwise, think of it as slightly delayed success. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Ippiki_Ookami Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Keep at it, don't give up. Good luck for next time you take the grading!
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