24 Days….
Yes, that’s right, 24 days until I test for 1st degree black belt! It’s been almost 5 years since I started this journey, and at the beginning, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would reach this level. To me, I look at this test as my graduation from grade school. Finally I am too old for recess, but too young for a driver’s license and the keys to the coolest, and fastest car in the world, and as glad as I am to be “growing up” that first day of Junior High is always the scariest! It’s a whole new world, with a lot more training, studying and adventures. All this of course, once the test is passed. So what’s on the test?
Hmmm…
-Black Belt Work Out….(that was a whole lot of stuff, plus praying to die while going through it)
-15 Punch Counters
-10 Grab Counters
-10 Kick Combinations
-15 Chin Na Techniques
-10 Heavy Bag Techniques
-10 Weapon Counters
-10 Mass Attack Techniques
-10 Sparring Techniques
-Creation of Bo, Escrima, Nunchuku, and Empty Hand Kata By Me….
-Free From Technique Line
-2500 Word Essay (at least) on topic of my choice related to martial arts
-Teaching Chi Kung Breathing Exercises to a class
Yes, All of those techniques are performed on someone (besides the heavy bag) and yes, I pray I am fast enough to pull the blocks off.
With all that in mind, there are a few questions that race through my head…
How long is this test going to take? Hmmm…I’m betting on a while.
Am I scared? That word doesn’t even cut it. I am TERRIFIED
Am I prepared? I am as prepared as the amount of time I have put forth practicing
Will I pass? That is up to me
Am I ready? Sifu says so
Am I excited? Yes, that would be the emotion after terrified
Is it worth it?
YES!!!!!!!
Yes, that’s right, 24 days until I test for 1st degree black belt! It’s been almost 5 years since I started this journey, and at the beginning, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would reach this level. To me, I look at this test as my graduation from grade school. Finally I am too old for recess, but too young for a driver’s license and the keys to the coolest, and fastest car in the world, and as glad as I am to be “growing up” that first day of Junior High is always the scariest! It’s a whole new world, with a lot more training, studying and adventures. All this of course, once the test is passed. So what’s on the test?
Hmmm…
-Black Belt Work Out….(that was a whole lot of stuff, plus praying to die while going through it)
-15 Punch Counters
-10 Grab Counters
-10 Kick Combinations
-15 Chin Na Techniques
-10 Heavy Bag Techniques
-10 Weapon Counters
-10 Mass Attack Techniques
-10 Sparring Techniques
-Creation of Bo, Escrima, Nunchuku, and Empty Hand Kata By Me….
-Free From Technique Line
-2500 Word Essay (at least) on topic of my choice related to martial arts
-Teaching Chi Kung Breathing Exercises to a class
Yes, All of those techniques are performed on someone (besides the heavy bag) and yes, I pray I am fast enough to pull the blocks off.
With all that in mind, there are a few questions that race through my head…
How long is this test going to take? Hmmm…I’m betting on a while.
Am I scared? That word doesn’t even cut it. I am TERRIFIED
Am I prepared? I am as prepared as the amount of time I have put forth practicing
Will I pass? That is up to me
Am I ready? Sifu says so
Am I excited? Yes, that would be the emotion after terrified
Is it worth it?
YES!!!!!!!
