Breakin’ Out The Belt
Tomorrow evening, that’s Tuesday, I’ll be testing for my Yellow Belt. This is my first test. I didn’t have enough time spent in the Dojang for the last round of tests in September, so I had to wait until now, but that’s fine. It allowed me to get a bit more fit and to concentrate on my strength training, crucial when holding various forms.
I’m a bit nervous, but tonight in class we went over everything we’d need for the test and it all went fine. The hardest for me are the front fall and the front roll. These really are two of the easiest things to do when you break it down, but the execution is not easy. The front fall I’m comfortable with finally, but it is a bit gruesome. With the front roll, sometimes it’s on and other times it’s like I’ve broken down on the side of a highway on a hot, sunny day in Mexico with no one around to help and no H20. When it doesn’t go right, it looks bad.
