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So today I, as well as many of my clanmates, found out our clan forums here at 2old2play were shut down, later to be made read-only access. I guess the gist of it was that my clan 2old4Duty made an alternate clan site to directly compete with 2old2play. I'm one of the members that's kind of in the dark here about what's really going on. There's always two sides to the story, and most of us will probably never know the entire truth of what really happened. All I know is where my alleigence lies, with my Band of Brothers, 2o4D.

 

So today I, as well as many of my clanmates, found out our clan forums here at 2old2play were shut down, later to be made read-only access. I guess the gist of it was that my clan 2old4Duty made an alternate clan site to directly compete with 2old2play. I'm one of the members that's kind of in the dark here about what's really going on. There's always two sides to the story, and most of us will probably never know the entire truth of what really happened. All I know is where my alleigence lies, with my Band of Brothers, 2o4D.

 

Alright fellas, here's a few of the pictures that were taken on the day of my promotion test. I apologize if a few are a tad blurry, but my son was taking the pictures lol. Anyway, hope you enjoy them!

Here's a few of the various one-step sparring techniques which are designed for self defense in case of an attack. There were 10 we had to do, but after black belt there's another 30 or so to learn.

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Alright fellas, here's a few of the pictures that were taken on the day of my promotion test. I apologize if a few are a tad blurry, but my son was taking the pictures lol. Anyway, hope you enjoy them!

Here's a few of the various one-step sparring techniques which are designed for self defense in case of an attack. There were 10 we had to do, but after black belt there's another 30 or so to learn.

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Yup, my test is done and it went off without a hitch! I can now breathe a nice big sigh of relief lol. I did everything that was required of me, and did it all on my first try. I've got quite a few great pictures waiting to be emailed to me and as soon as I get them, I'll post them up here for you all to check out. So sometime this week, probably Thursday or Friday, I will be presented with my Black Belt. However, it will not be me putting it on. Traditionally, when a student achieves the rank of black belt, it is not he who puts it on.

Yup, my test is done and it went off without a hitch! I can now breathe a nice big sigh of relief lol. I did everything that was required of me, and did it all on my first try. I've got quite a few great pictures waiting to be emailed to me and as soon as I get them, I'll post them up here for you all to check out. So sometime this week, probably Thursday or Friday, I will be presented with my Black Belt. However, it will not be me putting it on. Traditionally, when a student achieves the rank of black belt, it is not he who puts it on.

Tomorrow is the big day. I'm going to bed early to get a good night sleep. For some of you, I'll probably be testing as you read this, but if you're reading this now on Friday, wish me luck and I'll let you know how it went next week. (Yes, I won't find out if I passed until next week also).

Tomorrow is the big day. I'm going to bed early to get a good night sleep. For some of you, I'll probably be testing as you read this, but if you're reading this now on Friday, wish me luck and I'll let you know how it went next week. (Yes, I won't find out if I passed until next week also).

So here it is, May 24th and one week to go until my Black belt promotion test. Since my last blog entry, I've been working tirelessly on everything from my Taegeuks & patterns (18 total), one-step sparring, and breaking techniques. Yesterday I received the application form for the test and it outlines exactly what is required of me, and let me tell ya, it ain't a short list lol.

So here it is, May 24th and one week to go until my Black belt promotion test. Since my last blog entry, I've been working tirelessly on everything from my Taegeuks & patterns (18 total), one-step sparring, and breaking techniques. Yesterday I received the application form for the test and it outlines exactly what is required of me, and let me tell ya, it ain't a short list lol.