Tonight, Nick and I both went for and passed our promotion at our local Karate class. We both now hold Yellow belt ranks in two forms of Karate: Shotokhan, as well as American Bushi Kai (which I don’t actually know too much about save from where it differs from traditional Shotokhan).
I spent the last week trying to ready myself for it, and because of a bunch of goings on in our household it’s been rough, but we both made it through. The promotion was actually a lot harder than I thought it was going to be – our regular classes are usually pretty laid back but one of the black belts kept yelling for intensity so we worked a lot harder… by the end of the two hours, during my Kata my left hip began to give out and I thought I was gonna mess it all up, but thankfully it was about my third run through so I guess I’d already shown enough, because despite the hiccup I still promoted.
So despite the fact I ache head to toe, it was a fun night. My partner for our one-steps actually kicked me once, and I think it’ll bruise, but it’s not the sorest part of me. Overall though, I had a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the next one. 
Grats sweet thang
Sure was fun watching you guys advance 
I’m very proud.