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And the verdict is.... I passed! So I'm now a Green belt :)

It's been a bit of a whirlwind from Green stripe to Green belt with the gradings coming so fast on the back of each other but it feels good knowing I'm there and through the other side a Green belt. And I got another A pass. Yay!

In our system we have fail, borderline, pass, plus pass and A pass, which is the highest. I think it's good to always have something to aim towards so you're trying to finesse and perfect, rath... Read More

And the verdict is... I passed the grading and am now a fully fledged member of the 7th kup club.

Okay not a big deal to some but it felt pretty big in the 24 hours before I graded when I was racked with nerves, the 20 minutes of the actual grading and the four days of having to wait to see how I did!

All three of the 'adult' yellow belts (aged 15ish to me with an 18 year-old in the middle) passed with high marks - and I got an A pass, which made me smile.

As I said befo... Read More

This time yesterday I was furtively changing in a boys toilet wracked with nerves ahead of my forthcoming grading.

The boys toilet thing was very accidental - it was in a hall I'd never been to before and there was no sign on the door saying men's/women's or whatever. I saw the urinals and thought maybe it was a mixed area...

Turns out it wasn't but no-one saw me and I saw no-one so that was one trauma out of the way.

Moments later I was called to the front desk by o... Read More

Its test day tomorrow. I think Im as ready as Im going to be, just doing some last minute revision on names of movements in my pattern in case Im quizzed.
I know the meanings and background of the patterns, so its just movements and what theyre used for that Im weakest on. So thats what Ill be checking out tonight.

My push ups are as good as theyre going to be.....so wish me luck :-)

UPDATE - Tested on Saturday, It seemed to go well, I should find out if Ive passed on Thurs... Read More