Shodan-ho!

[Nomad]

5 1/2 years of karate classes
6 Weekend Camps
21 Tournaments
Thousands of pushups, situps, punches, kicks, partner drills, and kata
1 reconstructed ACL
2 months of testing
Many bumps and bruises

1 Black Belt :ultracool
(last night at the end of class)

Some things money can't buy...

 

[Kacey]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

It's a great feeling, isn't it? And you're right - it's something money just can't buy.
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[SFC JeffJ]

Congrats!

 

[Tez3]

:ultracool CONGRATULATIONS !

 

[terryl965]

Congrats well deserve and you are right no money could ver replace that feeling

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Congratulations!

 

[searcher]

Nothing quite like being able to go home, finish bleeding, and reflect on a new rank that is well deserved.

Congrats!!!!!!

 

[stone_dragone]

Congratulations!

 

[jks9199]

Well done...

Now it's time to really start working!

Congratulations!

 

[ArmorOfGod]

Congradulations!
And looking at that 5 1/2 year timeframe, plus the other things you have done, it looks like you have a "real" black belt.
Great job!

AoG

 

[exile]

Outstanding, Nomad! Must feel really good...

 

[Chizikunbo]

As AOG said, CONGRATULATIONS of getting your REAL dan rank ;-) Its a big achievement and you have much to be proud of doing it the right way ;-)
--josh

 

[twendkata71]

Congradulations, it took me about the same amount of time to get there. Now you will begin the "Real Training"! That is what I was told when I received my shodan.

 

[chinto]

C O N G R A D U L A T I O N S !! !! !! You earned it by the sound of it!

 

[chinto]

wait.. that is a shodan ho is it not?? so do not stop training! but train hard. time to go back to the begaining! and in a year, or what ever the time period is it will be full shodan if you train hard and do not let ego get inflated!... great job.. work hard.. now the real work begains as the end of teh begaining is at hand!

 

[Nomad]

Thanks all! It definitely hasn't completely sunk in yet... went through my first class yesterday as a BB, and it was difficult to keep the permagrin off my face... warrior stoicism will have to wait a couple of days. Got a great welcome from the other BB's though!

I think I'll take a couple of days off training to get to know my family again... been a lot of loooooong weeks lately.

Then get down to the real training as suggested.

 

[Grenadier]

Congrats, yudansha!

Now the *real* learning begins!

 

[Em MacIntosh]

Congrats! I trust your initiation was colorful?

 

[Carol]

Fantastic job, Nomad!

Congrats to you on all your hard work!

 

[twendkata71]

Hey Nomad, I see from your profile that you study Washin ryu karate. Do you train with Master Ochiai? I have met him several times and we had him at out summer camp. Just curious.