Today is the last day of September of
2013. It's a big day in my journey through Jiu-Jitsu.
I have just completed the last of the
material required for the Blue Belt Stripe 1 exam. I have been
working on this since earning my Blue Belt a little over 15 months
ago.
I now slide into a period of study
and review. The material now needs to be internalized so that it can
be performed up to standard for the exam.
I have Madeline as a training
partner. She is also working towards the test, but is not quite at
the same spot I am.
When performing the exam, the
candidate needs someone to be their opponent. This person needs to be
someone conversant in the test material. Even better if the opponent
has been working closely with the candidate.
You'd think Madeline would be the
perfect opponent for my test, and I for hers. In many ways she would
be, but there is a significant size difference. She's maybe a shade
over 5 feet tall and about a hundred pounds. I'm 5 foot 9, and over
75 pounds heavier.
Some things are easier with her due
to size, and others much harder. In a way it balances out.
The next road mark will be when the
exam actually commences.
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