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  • November 13, 2015 at 11:56 pm #152056
    Anonymous
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    About to start my Black Belt test in Poekoelan- an Indonesian style of martial arts that combines Judo with more traditional Karate/Tai Kwon Do. Test runs 48 hours straight. First 24 is all physical (forms, sparring, push ups, 100 holds in under 6 minutes while blindfolded, a 10 mile run, swimming etc etc). Back half is 24 hours of meditation. In my brown sash test the back half was actually the harder half. This without a doubt is the biggest physical/mental undertaking i’ve ever essayed.

    I’m a little nervous right now…but if I make it through to the far side I’m claiming the martial archetype for myself IRL.

    Keep your fingers crossed for me!

    November 14, 2015 at 12:06 am #270283
    Anonymous
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    Best of luck Eric!

    November 14, 2015 at 12:33 am #270284
    drafit
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    Good luck, Eric! I have no doubt you’ll pass your test with flying colors.

    November 14, 2015 at 1:03 am #270285
    Anonymous
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    And may that colour actually be the absence of colour. . . meaning black. . . in belt form. . .

    Yeah, I know it was a walk, but I got there! Good luck!

    November 14, 2015 at 1:30 am #270286
    Anonymous
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    Sounds like an intense test, best of luck!

    November 14, 2015 at 1:49 am #270289
    Anonymous
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    Good luck! That sounds like a grueling test.

    November 17, 2015 at 1:58 pm #270328
    Anonymous
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    Hope your test goes well! Good luck!

    November 18, 2015 at 1:36 am #270336
    Anonymous
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    Best of luck! I hope it went well.

    With a sweep of his hat,

    Paul

    November 18, 2015 at 7:34 am #270339
    frootsnax
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    I appreciate the well wishes! I did indeed pass! The test started…

    Sparred a lot. Meditated. Taught classes. Ran forms. Ran more forms. Sparred outdoors at night. Held stances for an hour. More meditation. Swam for an hour. Broke a concrete slab with a hammer fist strike. Saw a play (and tried really hard not to fall asleep!)…

    …48 hours later I got my black belt!!!

    As we say in Poekoelan: Trima Kassi Banyak (Thank you)

    November 18, 2015 at 9:30 am #270340
    Anonymous
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    Congratulations!

    November 18, 2015 at 12:45 pm #270341
    Anonymous
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    Awesome! Congratulations!

    November 18, 2015 at 2:01 pm #270342
    drafit
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    Congratulations, Eric!!

    November 18, 2015 at 2:55 pm #270343
    Anonymous
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    Congrats, and remind me never to make you angry.

    November 23, 2015 at 2:31 am #270373
    Anonymous
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    My thoughts exactly! \":)\" Congratulations Eric!

    November 24, 2015 at 2:55 am #270379
    frootsnax
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    LOL. I’ve never met a real Black Belt with anger management issues. But then again maybe no one provokes them? I did break a cement slab with right hand…

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