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| Author: | val Holryn [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wish me luck! |
About to start my Black Belt test in Poekoelan- an Indonesian style of martial arts that combines Judo with more traditional Karate/Tai Kwon Do. Test runs 48 hours straight. First 24 is all physical (forms, sparring, push ups, 100 holds in under 6 minutes while blindfolded, a 10 mile run, swimming etc etc). Back half is 24 hours of meditation. In my brown sash test the back half was actually the harder half. This without a doubt is the biggest physical/mental undertaking i've ever essayed. I'm a little nervous right now...but if I make it through to the far side I'm claiming the martial archetype for myself IRL. Keep your fingers crossed for me! |
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| Author: | Haakon_val'Ishi [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Best of luck Eric! |
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| Author: | PCIHenry [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Good luck, Eric! I have no doubt you'll pass your test with flying colors. |
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| Author: | Nierite [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
And may that colour actually be the absence of colour. . . meaning black. . . in belt form. . . Yeah, I know it was a walk, but I got there! Good luck! |
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| Author: | acurrier [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Sounds like an intense test, best of luck! |
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| Author: | wilcoxon [ Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Good luck! That sounds like a grueling test. |
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| Author: | Harliquinn [ Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Hope your test goes well! Good luck! |
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| Author: | Hat [ Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Best of luck! I hope it went well. With a sweep of his hat, Paul |
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| Author: | val Holryn [ Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
I appreciate the well wishes! I did indeed pass! The test started... Sparred a lot. Meditated. Taught classes. Ran forms. Ran more forms. Sparred outdoors at night. Held stances for an hour. More meditation. Swam for an hour. Broke a concrete slab with a hammer fist strike. Saw a play (and tried really hard not to fall asleep!)... ...48 hours later I got my black belt!!! As we say in Poekoelan: Trima Kassi Banyak (Thank you) |
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| Author: | acurrier [ Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wish me luck! |
Congratulations! |
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