Joppe Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I had my first grading last friday. Shotokan. It went well. I graded from 10 kyo to 8 kyo. I was nervous and made some small mistakes in the beginning of the kihon test (mostly because the nervousness) but the kata and kumite went great. I got good fedback. I need to improve on the kombination of relaxing and kime. Relax when I should relax, and use power when I should use power. I tend to be too tense in the body all the time It was a good experience and I learned much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gronis Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congratulations. You must have done something right since you skipped 9th kyu:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnerk Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Cool, congrats. All of that will come in time Tang Soo Do: 3rd Dan '18Shotokan Karate: 2nd Dan '04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congratulations on your 8th kyu...well deserved...fells good, huh?!?! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal103 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congratulations, although I am no longer a fan of double grading unless you have put in the time and couldn't attend the last grading. Or maybe have already trained and are being accelerated up the ranks.I have seen a lot of my students get double graded but they have not turned out well, especially after skipping essential time doing basics. A few I have taken back to basics and held them back until their skills caught up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congrats! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgeese Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congrats! Nice work! http://alphajiujitsu.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congrats Joppe. 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...
Zaine Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Congrats Joppe! Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimoto Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 To quote the great Bob Marley: "LOVE IS MY RELIGION" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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