{"id":10920,"date":"2007-05-17T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2007-05-18T04:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/05\/17\/testing-times-2.html"},"modified":"2007-05-17T21:14:09","modified_gmt":"2007-05-18T04:14:09","slug":"testing_times_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/05\/17\/testing_times_2.html","title":{"rendered":"Testing Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did my test for Yellow Belt in karate this evening.  Another White Belt was also testing alongside me.<\/p>\n

I felt like I did pretty well — no real goofs (except one basic move that, well, I hadn’t been taught — once Sensei explained what he was looking for, I felt I did okay).  Kata went okay, sparring went okay, basic moves went okay.<\/p>\n

So, most likely, I’ll get my Yellow next Tuesday.  Later in the class, Sensei had Mary and me both training in the next kata, so that’s a positive sign. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

On the flip side, Margie and Katherine were there (which was great).  Kitten took some stills, Margie shot video …<\/p>\n

… and, um, well, that’s clearly something I need someone to do for me before <\/em>my next test, because, well, my form is awfully sloppy, my stance isn’t what it should be, my sparring punches were weak, my kata punches were mushy, my blocks were goofed up, and overall it was … disappointing.<\/p>\n

O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us.
It wad frae monie a blunder free us
An’ foolish notion.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ah, well.  Live and learn.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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