The next step

In class we are currently preparing for our upcoming grading. It’s due next Sunday, which is well timed, since I’ll be on holiday for 2 weeks afterwards and unlikely to train.

So at the moment all our focus really is on refining the techniques we need to master for our grading and practicing katas. I now start to appreciate katas more than I have in the past. I’m not sure why, but I just do.
I’ve dedicated myself to an extra training session with one of our white belts, which should give me the opportunity to practice some of the techniques and particularly my katas. Chon-ji should be at the top of the agenda, so that the white belt can benefit from our session as well, but I will try to put at least as much effort into Do-san and Dan-gun. My intention is to go through each pattern at least 5 times to get the sequences nailed and an additional 3 times paying particular attention to the individual techniques. It will be a long evening… I’m looking forward to it.

Let’s hope it’s worth it in the end and I pass my grading. Fingers crossed.