Zaine Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Congrats Devin! That's super exciting! 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...
liger Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Congrats!!!Not a lie just not the whole truth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupin1 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Devin!!! That is awesome. Congrats. So happy for you.What was your reaction like? PatrickI was a little bit in shock, but I was really happy. I almost cried because of the overwhelming emotions (and I did later in the car...). I fumbled a little bit taking the belt out of the plastic and putting it on for the pictures and I kept laughing at everything. Other than that I just kept saying "thank you" over and over again. I didn't really know what else to say. I've never seen a black belt promotion (I'm the first one in about a decade) and I wasn't quite sure what I was supposed to say. I probably seemed really awkward.Yesterday I brought my belt with me to work and stuck it in a desk drawer so I could open the drawer every so often and gaze adoringly at it. I didn't go quite as far as my head instructor who loves telling how the night he got his black belt he slept with it under his pillow.Today I got thank you cards and gift cards for the instructors, but I was so excited to wear black pants for the first time that I forgot them at home... I guess they'll get them after break (though I did offer to take our head instructor out for lunch one day over break as a thank you, so I'll give him his then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR 137 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Congratulations. Earning a black belt is definitely a milestone in life. It marks the end of one chapter, and the beginning of another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnerk Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Congrats on the surprised Christmas grading and the nice new shiney belt -Ken Tang Soo Do: 3rd Dan '18Shotokan Karate: 2nd Dan '04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkmoon Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Well done you!Nice when its all over the dust settles down (as they say) and you are still standing there with your reward!!Great way to end the year!2016 looks so SO much better now I suspect? “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 That is an awesome accomplishment! Congrats! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupin1 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well done you!Nice when its all over the dust settles down (as they say) and you are still standing there with your reward!!Great way to end the year!2016 looks so SO much better now I suspect? Yup. One of my "martial arts new years goals" from last year was to get my black belt by the end of the year. I didn't think I was going to make it (which was fine with me-- everything in its time), but I guess I just barely squeaked by.Really looking forward to the next year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Amazing story, Devin! 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...
IcemanSK Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Well done Devin!! Congratulations!! Being a good fighter is One thing. Being a good person is Everything. Kevin "Superkick" McClinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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