Mark and I went up to the classroom and found an aerobics class in session. There had obviously some rescheduling at the health center. Now Mark and I would have to sit around before they cleared the space.
While we waiting I used the blood pressure machine they had in the corner. It's the kind you sit in at the grocery store. I normally have to sit quietly for a moment and relax before I get my taken. It was the worst I'd ever seen. 168/90. Well into hypertension. I couldn't believe it. I had Mark sit down and take his BP and his was only moderately high, but still good. I've got to call the doc today.
After warm-up I was given the new black-belts and given the task to see how far I could get them through their test. I ran them through 3 katas and then run through the bunkai. We completed all ten and I was incredibly pleased to remember most if not all of them, but lost some footwork.
After class was a review of the Bird katas and clean up of a few issues. Then Reed said, "lets start Hakutsuru!" Noted for it's overall length, Hakutsuru is a challenge because it takes a long time to do the whole thing and the moves are set to a 10 second pass for movements. Oh boy. At least I've got video of this one from John Sales. Hopefully that'll help. In the mean time I'm learning the yoy and it's incredibly complex. More to learn.
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