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lesson 26 and 27

first basic lesson was a waste cause 2 guys from my introductory course came and they had only been once in a month so everything was slow it was learnt slowly advanced was ok but was really tired surviving on 2 hours sleep and since being up at 5 this morning...next time u hear from me i hope i will have my 9th kyu...will let you know ;)
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saturday...grading
i was very nervous at first.....my hands were kinda shaking when standing in kemae..but once i did it it all flowed into place i wasnt thinking about it it was all natural didnt think about the crowd or anything....im pretty sure i got it...the hardest thing was sitting in sieza...(how eva u spell it) for so long i dont wanna sit down for a week lol it was like a 5 hour grading over all...very tiring but heaps glad i did it what a good experiance
 
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ad_adrian said:
saturday...grading
i was very nervous at first.....my hands were kinda shaking when standing in kemae..but once i did it it all flowed into place i wasnt thinking about it it was all natural didnt think about the crowd or anything....im pretty sure i got it...the hardest thing was sitting in sieza...(how eva u spell it) for so long i dont wanna sit down for a week lol it was like a 5 hour grading over all...very tiring but heaps glad i did it what a good experiance
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Congratulations on getting through the test! Do you know if you passed yet?

I couldn't sit seiza for five hours - I can't even sit seiza for five minutes (stiff joint problem down there as well). We're allowed to sit cross-legged as long as we don't lean against the wall. Unfortunately, sitting cross-legged for me is just as uncomfortable as sitting seiza?

So! Did you pass? Do they not tell you at the end of the test? Tell! Tell!
 
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well it was 9th kyu...and because it was a major training where they do black belt training which i htink its like 3 times a year everywhere in the world on that date everyone in yoshinkan does it.... they didnt tell me at the end im sure i'll find out on tuesday when i go next and get my certificate...its cool cause my dojo is reconised everywhere around the world in yoshinkan. but because it was a major one i skipped 10th kyu and went to 9th kyu...but not many ppl do 10th kyu its practally the same as 9th...lol very confusing i know... oh sitting in seiza is a killer i hate it..for so long...
 
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I don't think I could wait a few days for results! I'm grateful in my dojo they give you the results right away!

So, now, we have to wait until Tuesday!
 
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Adrian... Adrian! Hey, guy, where are you? The suspense is killing me!

-TD, late on Saturday night
 
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sorry i havnt replied my net was playing up!!
but td woj i passed with flying colors...now all over the world in yoshinkan aikido i am a 9th kyu lol
you get a nice certificate that has your name in japanese and everything...very fancy...
so i havnt been slacking off from aikido in fact i have been going just as much!!!
the lessons have been hard and but the results have been fruitfull!
thanks for all the support guys!!
once i got my 9th kyu i was really happy all the guys were congratulating me etc
 
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ad_adrian said:
sorry i havnt replied my net was playing up!!
but td woj i passed with flying colors...now all over the world in yoshinkan aikido i am a 9th kyu lol
you get a nice certificate that has your name in japanese and everything...very fancy...
so i havnt been slacking off from aikido in fact i have been going just as much!!!
the lessons have been hard and but the results have been fruitfull!
thanks for all the support guys!!
once i got my 9th kyu i was really happy all the guys were congratulating me etc
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Congratulations, ad_adrian!! :) Good for you for hanging in there--well done!
Good luck in your future training. :)
 
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Well done, Adrian! Congratulations! Now, the hard part is to keep working at it! But I'm sure you'll succeed!
 
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an update on my training
im not sure how many lessons it has been now but i have been regulary going...to advanced classes when i can....im slowly getting used to rolling im landing on my feet now sometimes going sideways lol but sometimes its good so its ok.
we're doing demonstration training at the monment and soon it will be 8th kyu training i am looking forward it....once u get the first grading out of the way you become a lot more confident with things.
i am highly enjoying aikido....sure sometimes i have to force my self to go but after the lesson im so glad i came i come into aikido feeling like oh no...and come out saying that was awesome every time!!
but saying that of course u get bad days every now and then...but u need to have them...and next time u always improve...even if its just a little bit

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started 8th kyu training today....
only have one week to practice it...
im not sure if i will do the grading this month,
will see how i go...only 3 days of training for me before the grading
i am very pleased with my progress :)
 
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Well, good luck! I hope you do well, if you decide to test!

-TD, unsure if she's going to make it to the next class, as she is still sore from the last class
 
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ad_adrian said:
started 8th kyu training today....
only have one week to practice it...
im not sure if i will do the grading this month,
will see how i go...only 3 days of training for me before the grading
i am very pleased with my progress :)
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Well done, ad-adrian, for hanging in there! And good luck to you in this next stage of training. :)
 
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thanks guys i got my 8th kyu last month....
got 7th this month....if i do it
wehave our 10th annual demonstration here
its a real big one
we have major yoshinkan sensei's coming from all around the world for 2 months all we have been doing is training for the demonstration
 
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Hey, adrian, good to see you back! I'm glad to see you're still working at it! Good luck with the demonistration!
 
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