Got My Last Stripe...

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Registered: 10-26-2004
Got My Last Stripe...
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Wed, 02-01-2006 - 1:04pm

...last night in HKD. The black belt asked me to lead warm up, for all two of us, while he finished up in the weight room. It was just another guy and I, the same rank. After we went through the warm up, the black belt came in and had us go through a few forms. He got out "the book" in which all of the testing requirements are listed and placed into categories so one knows what one's requirements are for next ranks. He then had us go through specific things, just the parts that we needed to know for next rank. At the end of the run through, which took about 40 minutes, he said that he was going to give us our last stripe and that this is a big step for us, but we've been training faithfully and we've come a long way so we're ready.


There's a black belt testing in June, at which two guys who had previsouly earned last stripe will be testing, and then another one in Oct. I hope we are ready for the Oct. one. Even if, big if, we were ready for June, I would not want to do that since we'll be in FL for a week for T's wedding.


So anyway, it may finally be this year, but in any case, I finally got past that point at which I was "stuck" and earned the last stripe. The next time I test will be the big, formaly black belt testing.

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Registered: 04-09-2003
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 1:32pm
Awesome Lorie!!! I've watched my daughter go through this for TKD and I know it's a lot of hard work particularly this last leg. I have no doubt with your determination you'll have that black belt in October!


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Registered: 09-15-2005
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 2:42pm
Wow! on the road to the black belt now!! Congrats on your last stripe, and good luck with the training for your black belt. that's awesome!!!
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Wed, 02-01-2006 - 2:50pm

That is fantastic!!!

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Registered: 10-26-2004
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 3:56pm
Thank you for

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Wed, 02-01-2006 - 4:21pm

That's super news Lorie-- and something your weren't expecting to happen last night??
I'm sure you will be ready by October for the black belt BIG test. Again~


CONGRATULATIONS!!


~IslandGirl



You can't reach your dreams lying down!



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Registered: 04-09-2003
Wed, 02-01-2006 - 5:30pm
Hey Lorie, are you going to


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 02-02-2006 - 11:09am

Wow! What a big step - Isn't it great when all of that hard work pays off?

 

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Registered: 10-26-2004
Thu, 02-02-2006 - 2:09pm

Thanks, it is great when the work pays off. It was long in coming.


Although I know there's more work to be done, I feel like getting past that last test was like breathing a little sigh of relief.

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Thu, 02-02-2006 - 2:15pm
Thanks, IG. We had been working on our requirements for a while now. A few weeks ago, the black belt had told us we had made progress, but he wanted us to earn this last stripe (not that people don't earn their ranks prior to this, but it's the last one before BB). So we had just kept on training. We, at least I, didn't know it would be Tuesday night that we would finally be tested. I almost prefer it that way, 'cause of the nerves, but they still took over a bit once I realized this was it. I messed up a form the first time we did it. Got it the second time though.

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Thu, 02-02-2006 - 2:17pm
I know that they tape the testing. I don't know if we can or not. I'll have to check. It would be cool to be able to take home and show my fam if I can tape it. I will have pictures at the very least. I really want some good pics after all this time.

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