Ow.

[ciroccoj]

Long story short: I'm doing the black belt test next Saturday. The fact that I passed everything but the 3.2k, that I didn't give up, that I sprinted like whoa for the 200m, and the fact that, as the black belt tried to put it delicately before remembering I'm me and just saying "We make allowances for people of the... older generation," results in me being allowed to test after all :) :) :)

And God help me beat some sense into me, I'm still thinking of continuing the training so I can run with Chris when he tests in May, and actually get to my goal. I will hopefully be cured of this insanity before January, but right now all I can think is I really really really wanted to get it. And despite weighing too much I'm in better shape, right now, than I've ever been in my life. I clocked in at 10 minutes exactly at the 1600 meter mark, a full minute faster than I was able to do at age thirteen despite being about sixty pounds slightly heavier.

Final black belt tutorial today consisted of sparring drills, kicking and punching and dodging and pivoting, back and forth, for two freaking hours. I would've been speechless with disbelief and barely suppressed eyerolls at the sadism of the black belt who was running it except he's one of the black belts going for his 2nd Dan, and thus had run twice as far as I had, and he's older than I am, and... yeah.

I hurt in places I didn't know had nerves.

Comments

[daf9.livejournal.com]

Speedy thoughts your way.

[culturevulture7.livejournal.com]

Honestly, you rock - I can't even think of running that far, let alone improving my time! (never could run that far).

So, is this "these skills are done so you only need this one " or do you have to complete the entire test again next Saturday? Do you have to do the run again? ::iz confused::

Good luck and, as daf said, speedy thoughts! Quick like a bunny as they always say on Queer Eye :-)

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

The physical test was last Saturday; I don't need to do it again. Any of it. Including the 3.2KM. YAY!!

The technical test is this Saturday. If I pass that, I'm a black belt, 1st Dan. ::crossing fingers::

[13oct.livejournal.com]

*bows low*

You totally rock and inspire me as well!

[a-dawn.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's awesome! Best of luck for the test.

[mortyjoqo.livejournal.com]

Great, I never knew this, thanks.

[slabyyduz.livejournal.com]

keep posting like this it’s really very good idea, you are awesome!