Re: Earliest memory.
My first memorable experience didn't have quite the impact that yours did in that I was very put off by what I saw. I watched a 4th kyu test and it looked like crap to me. Weird ass stuff, openings all over the place (IMO at the time) and it was very disappointing to see for an outside observer.
Then there were nidan tests that weekend and it initially got worse. One of the nidans gave a god-awful test (good ukes are good things) and I was thinking to myself that I'd never sign up for this stuff, it's not only fake, it's bad.
Ah, but that second nidan test was a different animal. Had himself a light uke he did and it was a whole different experience. My eye's lit up and I was hooked and now I'm a doer of weirder ass stuff.
Jun, you are gumby man-unbreakable. There was the possibility you might shatter but it was a risk I was willing to take. Thanks for posting that.
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