Oh, and big news that I forgot to update, since I've been neglecting this blog and reading lately, we had a successful shochugeiko, with about 10 people participating toward a goal of 10 hours.
The previous couple of months, I'd been arranging twice-weekly kyu testing classes, led by Daniel, for the 1st kyu candidates, Matt and Wini. This made for a 6-day a week schedule, which was great, but I was focused mostly on taking ukemi for them so they could get a head start on the testing, since I was 99% sure I wouldn't be testing this time around, and was going to prep for December. Well, 1% wrong, since Malory Sensei surprise-tested me. I should have been studying more, because I flubbed a couple things, but on the whole, she said she liked the test, and my koshinage was good, and randori felt very good. I passed, so I am finally 1st kyu and can start working toward my Shodan. I'm super excited.
This week, I'm nursing a pulled muscle in my hip, doing a lot of clerical work at the dojo, and taking care of things while everyone is on vacation.
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