The Big one

[Colin C]

We it is to me
I do Karate and I am having my grading tomorrow ( exam for al that dont know ).
It is for 3rd dan black belt so here is hoping that by this time tomorrow I will have my 3rd dan [-o< 8-[

 

[engineer one]

good luck mate,
now i shall have to be careful as to how i address you

give em hell :twisted:

paul :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Go for it, Colin 8) I must remember not to argue with you the next time we meet 8-[ 8-[

Paul

 

[PowerTool]

Good luck,Colin (although I'm sure you wouldn't be grading if your instructors didn't think you were good enough )
One of my workmates is going for his 3rd dan later this year,for the second time :shock: - he changed clubs,and chose to start again rather than have his original blackbelt carry over.
My son used to do TaeKwonDo and I used to do Taiho-Jutsu,so I've been to a few gradings - I always found the worst bit was waiting for your turn

Andrew

 

[Richard in Smithville]

Good luck Colin. I trained for about four years in Shukukai until a shoulder injury at work made me give it up. I was 1st qu and was ready to go for first dan. I would go back but the shoulder won't let me. Boy I miss the Dojo.

 

[Kane]

Good luck which style is it? lots of years (starting and stopping sadly) in Shotokan/Wado-Ryu as well as odd sessions in other styles and bu**er do the joints feel it now lol

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Paul

now i shall have to be careful as to how i address you

Sir sounds good to me. :wink:

Good luck Colin.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Colin C]

Hi all and thanks for that .
I can now let you all know that passed and to was hard work ( not thinking it was going to be any thing else :roll: )
Hi Kane, I do Shotokan too and have been doing it for about 10 years now, its one of the few things that keeps me from going mad at times ( Paul you can stop right there )
I could post the web site for my club :-k
If it is ok and if any one wants to know

 

[gidon]

Congrats Colin - very impressive!
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Colin C]

I almost forgot, Paul you can call me sir on sundays :twisted: :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

WOW Colin, that's great =D> \/ \/ =D>
Congratulations and well done 8) 8)

Paul

 

[Colin C]

I feel like I could sleep for a week :roll:

 

[Shady]

Colin - congrats - which Kata did you have to do?

 

[Colin C]

Hi Shady
I did an original version of Nijushiho (Nijuhachiho), the start looks the same ( well almost ) and Heian shodan as well
What art did you do or do you still train?

 

[prawnking]

well done colin
i to know what the anticipation of gradings i am a brown in kempo ryu karate kickboing which was as intense as a black belt grading in other styles
well done again on passing

cheers

shaun

 

[PowerTool]

Congratulations - it's nice to know all your practice and effort was worth it...sir! :wink:

Andrew

 

[Colin C]

Thanks all
I will be training tomorrow too :wink:
Well my teacher is looking to retirer soon and I would like to learn as much from him before he goes ( I think he will come back to teach us [-o< ).
I have ownly had about 9 years with him ( it is just not long as long as I would have liked )

 

[engineer one]

well congratulations, but i refuse to genuflect.

got the cabinets up, now need the staining help

paul :wink:

 

[Colin C]

We can try to sort the staining this week, I will ring you

 

[dedee]

Well done Colin,
I bet any tools that you lend out come back on time :lol:

Andy