4th kyu!

I am now a 4th kyu!

Grading was earlier today and, despite the heat, about 80 kendoka looking to grade arrived at Picton High School for the grading seminar and grading session. As usual, there was a mix of people from different clubs. I think there were about six people from SKC – all of them passed. Congratulations!!

I was relieved to hear that the grading panels had met regarding the extreme temperatures. It has been up in the 40s today – and it looks like it will be the same tomorrow. The panels had decided to shorten the day, in order to run the grading before the heat set in. So, while all the necessary technical requirements for the grading were met, it was all completed by 1pm – as opposed to the scheduled 3.30pm. I should clarify that… the gradings were completed by about 12.15pm. The announcements were made at about 12.45pm.

Going for 4th kyu was good. It was hard in the heat – particularly with uchi-komi geiko but all in all it was a very satisfying feeling. I had harboured a hope that I might be jumped to the 3rd kyu grading but that twas not to be! Not to worry. There is August. My goal is now to make 3rd kyu by the end of the year.

~ by timothyscott on 7 February, 2009.