The test is in two weeks.
I totally wasn't feeling any anxiety about it until I started writing about it. Thankfully Teacher appears to be constructing class to address my weak points in order to prepare me. We worked on a deceptively simple/complex forward chained attack. If I didn't come out of the kick properly balanced then the rest of the chain fell apart due to bad distancing.
We worked on Pyung Ahn Sa Dan, which is the kata he wants me to perform. Super critical eye time. He pointed out a few things that cleaned up some moves, but I found even more that needs to be addressed in the next week. Yikes. I tried it this morning and I totally fell apart. I need to warm up more maybe...
The last part of class was dedicated to Rondori and he partnered me with New, new guy. I may have mentioned before that his presence is about the most awesome thing to happen in class for a long time. He brings in a vitality and energy that is incredibly refreshing.
At the end of class I mentioned to Teacher that NNG likes working with kids! He had heard that and I think he was quite enthusiastic about it as well. Finally we have someone who loves teaching and loves teaching kids.
Holy crap update! I just got off the phone with Teacher. He wants to move the test up to next Tuesday so Teacher Slim can watch/particpate. Where's my 02!!!
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2 comments:
Do you test during class or do you have full blown, "invite your family and friends" tests where you have a long anticipation time?
You will do well, I'm sure. You've been working hard and it'll show on test day.
We've always done it during class and never with any warning. So we are going off our normal pop test format. I'm going to be the first brown belt Teacher has ever given so I think it might be special for him as well.
The nerves are starting to eat at me a little. I just want to show him and Teacher Slim that I'm worth the time they put into me.
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