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May. 27th, 2010
Fiona's section test; upcoming screening
May. 27th, 2010 10:12 pmFiona was supposed to screen for her third section star last Saturday, but she woke up suffering from a cold that day, so we arranged for her to delay and take her section test today at a different school. She still didn't feel 100% and had a crummy day at school that was making her stressed out. But she passed the section test. This is a smaller school (it's one of the ones where I take belt pictures each month) and so they have just one test for all levels. This was actually a bit of a break for her: instead of a tough hour and a half exam for just the advanced belts, which would have meant longer sections for kicking, paper kicks, and sparring, she shared the test time with students at every level. This gave her more time to rest between sections, and the test ran long and so they didn't even do paper kicks or sparring at all.
Anyway, she looked great. She was one of three first degree black belts testing for section stars, and she was definitely the best of the three. Her kicks were faster and much more technically correct, and she locked out hard and had greater intensity. I was really proud of her. I have some pictures and video I'll try to get up this weekend.
She is going to start the screening process for black belt second degree right away. The first screening is going to be next Wednesday night.
I also talked with our senior instructor today, who told me that he intends to have me test for my double black stripe belt either at the end of June or July, and I'll start screening for my black belt exam in August, with the goal of taking the exam in December (assuming I pass all three screenings. Which is a very big 'if.') I told him that the knee seems better, but it still does give me trouble, as well as the hip, and I'm honestly doubtful I'm going to be able to make it all the way through the screenings both in terms of the injury and in terms of stamina. He told me again that they do make allowances for older students recovering from injuries, and I've looked very solid in class.
Well, it's hard for me to believe, but he's the expert.
Wow. Black belt. I still can't quite believe it.
Anyway, she looked great. She was one of three first degree black belts testing for section stars, and she was definitely the best of the three. Her kicks were faster and much more technically correct, and she locked out hard and had greater intensity. I was really proud of her. I have some pictures and video I'll try to get up this weekend.
She is going to start the screening process for black belt second degree right away. The first screening is going to be next Wednesday night.
I also talked with our senior instructor today, who told me that he intends to have me test for my double black stripe belt either at the end of June or July, and I'll start screening for my black belt exam in August, with the goal of taking the exam in December (assuming I pass all three screenings. Which is a very big 'if.') I told him that the knee seems better, but it still does give me trouble, as well as the hip, and I'm honestly doubtful I'm going to be able to make it all the way through the screenings both in terms of the injury and in terms of stamina. He told me again that they do make allowances for older students recovering from injuries, and I've looked very solid in class.
Well, it's hard for me to believe, but he's the expert.
Wow. Black belt. I still can't quite believe it.