CredoTe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Back on October 12, 2013, my two instructors (CI and Te) promoted me to Sandan (3rd degree black belt)!See, the two previous weeks, they tested me in "secret": they had me doing extra work/exercises on the side during class to "show the students how things should be done". They had me perform all my kata at various points, plus strength/conditioning exercises (pushups, burpees, slap-downs, etc), as well as pressure testing me with various full contact sparring/kumite drills involving multiple attackers and takedowns/locks/bars/grappling.I must admit I had my suspicions that they were up to something, but my suspicions weren't confirmed until that Saturday evening when I was presented with my Sandan diploma. IMHO, they tested me in that manner because they knew I wasn't going to agree to test for a long while; they saw that my skill and development was ready for it, even if I couldn't! Anyone else here ever been tested "in secret" or "secretly" tested a student of yours? Remember the Tii!In Life and Death, there is no tap-out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal103 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 First off - congratulations!!! Well deserved.If you wait until you "think" you are ready then you will never be ready...We have a few that panic during gradings, hopefully something that they will get over or grow out of. We assess them during normal lessons so if they lose it on the day we are happy that they can do it.These are only mid level Kyu grades, we can't continue this routine as Purple/Brown belts also need to be seen doing a good job.Someone asked why our Sandan did less work than I did when we graded (me going for Nidan), the Chief Instructor explained that Sandan was more about the MAist with less technical work needed, more about attitude and commitment.Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Congratulations CredoTe! Massive achievement "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkon72 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Well done and congratulations my friend, your teachers had faith in you and they were not disappointed. Look to the far mountain and see all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan Melbourne Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Well done!! Well deserved! Our chief instructor has "secretly" assessed several karateka at my dojo since I moved to his dojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Congrats CredoTe. Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgeese Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Nice work! Congrats!With the BJJ club I'm part of we don't do formal testing, so really each and every promotion is kind of a secret test of sorts. http://alphajiujitsu.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan Melbourne Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Nice work! Congrats!With the BJJ club I'm part of we don't do formal testing, so really each and every promotion is kind of a secret test of sorts. I like those kind of promotions in class. its the fact that every class you might be pumped about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Congrats, CredoTe! They snuck up on you there! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Congratulations on passing. If you believe in an ideal. You don't own it ; it owns you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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