Wish me luck!!!!

[Elie]

My Aikido black belt test is tomorrow at 12:00 pm, I've trained enough for it, but brain farts do happen on occasion, not forget the knee and back pains that I've been experiencing lately.

I hope all goes well, onwards and upwards we go!!!

[Mehen]

gl!!

[Tjalfe]

break a leg.. by that I mean somebody elses

[ZokesPro]

If you've trained sufficiently, then luck you will not need! Just remain concentrated and it should do smoothly.

[Fat Tone]

Good luck

My son goes for black belt karate in September. His biggest problem is a tendency to try to do the moves as fast as he recalls them

[Elie]

Thanks all!

yeah, the key here is to be smooth, relaxed and sharp. And you know when you have 50 people watching as well your Sensei standing there with two others grading, the relaxation goes down the drain and immediately replaced by anxiety and nerviousness

I'll try my best

Yo Fat Tone, good luck to your son, keep us posted!

Cheers
Elie

[RhinoZ]

Good Luck
How long is the test? What do you have to do?

[Elie]

Thanks Rhino, here's what I have to do...

1-Some questions about Aikido I have to answer
2-Basic movements
3-Basic and turn each basic movement into technics
4-Weapons, including Sword, Knife and Jo (6' staff)
5-Then previous technics
6-free style attacks

Total length aprox 40 minutes, non stop!

Cheers,
Elie

[schmosef]

good luck elie!

[ND66]

I'm sure You don't need it, but anyway, Good Luck!

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[TransformX]

Sounds like fun, good luck!

[RhinoZ]

Hey Elie,
How did the Black belt test go??

[High_Jumbllama]

Remember gr****opper. The belt matters not. Only your skill matters.

I have seen white belts of one discipline take down black belts of another

In any case, hope you do/did well.

[Elie]

I did well, all that training paid off, was tired at the end but it was really good

I will find out on Wednesday if I passed, which is when my sensei will hand me a brand new black belt

A post test picture of us three who tested together for 1st degree black.


Starting from the left... Me, Harumi and Todd

[Fat Tone]

Great result , crap link