I figured I would try to jump back in to writing about class (haha, see what I did there?). It's been ages since I wrote, and many things have changed since then.
Since I last wrote, I met Striking Thoughts author, Count Dante and before I that I met the author of Covert Book Report, Dojo Rat. I found out that he lives near me! Well, maybe I wrote about this before, but I'm too lazy to go back through the blog and check. It was still a big deal for me. Basically, these two have been pen pals of mine for over a decade and we'd never met face to face. Between the three of us we have like 60 years of martial arts experience.
Does that make us any good? Probably debatable!
The real reason I started writing again is that I am getting closer to my next belt test. I'll be testing for Ee Dan in March. That is the equivalent to a 2nd degree black belt. I am 57 this year and although I am reasonably fit, the test is a bit difficult in areas. I am just scratching the pass line for the endurance part of the test (I have to do 40 jump kicks with both legs in under 60 seconds. I'm barely making that happen). And then I need to be able to jump up and do a split kick and break two stacked boards with each foot. I'm using the easiest boards to practice and not hitting them equally. I don't have much time though. Constant practice is tough because I have to warm up a lot, so I don't pull anything.
To further mess with the process, my wife and I are going on vacation for two weeks next month. Not optimal! I will be practicing as much as I can and hope that the two weeks I have before the test will have me squared away. Whoop!
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