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:D ) and said “Better.”
I think I have mentioned before that I am 6th kyu. Well, out of nowhere, as my husband and I are about to leave the dojo, sensei says (or something similar to this) “Oh, I just want to let you know that your first test will probably be 3rd kyu. I don’t think you need to test for the ranks below that. You will do fine.” :eek: He made no mention of when this infamous test will be. I am sure that it is quite a ways off though. Thank goodness! He said that he is hoping to have several people test this fall/ early winter for 1st kyu because he wants them to test next summer for shodan. He said it would allow us to see a higher level test. He also mentioned that he prefers to do tests just a couple times a year, but also does them at other times as well. I have never been tested before. In my previous style, you were given your belt when sensei thought you deserved it. In that way, you were being tested for an entire month without your knowledge. If you failed you never knew it… and if you passed it was a pleasant surprise. I honestly have no idea how I would do on a test in front of the entire dojo. I took a glance at the 3rd kyu test requirements and there are many. Since we would be skipping the tests for 5th and 4th, I would think that those techniques would be on there as well. That is a lot of stuff! In the meantime, I am not too worried about it. After all, I have only been training for 5 months! I figure I got another year and a half to two years just to get the hours in, let alone to get the techniques down. Why fret about it now? Then again, sensei’s are notorious for doing the unexpected. Muahahahaha……
Things to fix:
1.) Stay upright in the finish of techniques
2.) Use both arms when rotating for throws
3.) Don’t let go of nage sooner then you have to. Ride out the throw
Pains/ Injuries:
1.) Had pains in my ribs with deep breathes before class. Getting thrown around actually made that better though! They were gone by the end of class
2.) Still have that nagging right wrist injury. I guess it got tweaked somehow. If my hand gets bent back (like a pushup position) it hurts.
3.) Random shooting pains in my left knee (that’s the one with the worn meniscus). I’m watching this one
4.) My lower left back/ butt sciatic nerve has been randomly acting up. This is an on and off thing since undergrad. It is manageable provided I take care of it when it pops up
5.) Bruises…. glorious bruises on my arms and legs. I just love these natural every changing tattoos!
6.) The raw spots on both of my feet are on the mend. WHOOT! I trained last night with no tape and experienced no discomfort whatsoever. Gotta love that!]]>
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