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“There’s your trot.” “Now.” Mark stood in the center of the south end of the arena, near the barn. His long oilskin duster and cowboy … Read more …
Tonight, December 14th, 2017, on the third anniversary of my shodan exam (first-level black belt), I did my first pretest for nidan (second-level black belt). … Read more …
This is the twentieth in this series of 26 posts, one for each letter of the alphabet, that I am writing during the Blogging from A to … Read more …
In looking back at 2014 I see it involved a lot of completions – clearing out the old, and making room for new things – … Read more …
[Note – All the blog photos were imported only in the thumbnail size. D’oh! I will be uploading the full-size photos soon.]
I am very grateful to these amazing people for their instruction, encouragement, and ukemi. They trained with me and David (we tested together) for months, generously giving many Sunday afternoons, evenings after class, and a few Friday nights, too. Some of the nicest, most capable folks one could ever hope to train with. Domo arigato gozaimashita.
[At our dojo we have a tradition of submitting an essay when we test for sho-dan. My exam was today, and here’s what I wrote.] … Read more …
It seems like I’ve been checking things off to-do lists and taking care of details for days. Finally in the last few hours before exam … Read more …
Taking a quick break from getting my brain, body, and environment ready for Saturday to look beyond my coming sho-dan exam. There are things I’ve … Read more …
A week from Saturday, on December 13, 2014, my friend David and I are scheduled to test for shodan (first black belt, or “beginning rank”). … Read more …