Thank you all for your wishes, luck, and encouragement!
Yes, I just recently finished my test. It was tough...harder than the ones I have had. I practiced and practiced and basically fried my brain and body preparing for it during the week. MACaver was generous enough to be my dummy for a few hours last night to give me good attacks (not like the "perfect" prescribed attacks that sometimes happen in the dojo). There are some advantages to having a partner who doesn't study Kenpo.
Anyway, there were 3 others besides me testing (1 for orange belt and 2 for purple belt). I was the only one going for green. The instructors kept me "running" without a break through all the forms, line forms, sets, weapons sets, all the way up through the ranks until I reached my test rank level. Whew! Talk about a work-out!
We then did a technique line going through yellow-purple techniques. By the time the 3 others were excused as they had done all they could, the instructors then broke out of their static attack position. What they did instead, was to circle around me attacking, with the evaluator calling out any technique ranging from yellow through green at random. I am expected to do it solidly and hard, watching for whichever instructor would be attacking.
I actually enjoyed this test because I liked the randomness of the attacks and the ability to move around. I enjoyed being allowed to make hard contact. It had more of a feel of being on the defense and it was fun showing off what I knew. I knew I worked hard and earned my green belt.
Thank you again for your cheering!!
artyon:
- Ceicei
But she's done well and says she's feeling good and feeling confident, just has that bit of pre-test nerves. 
