Up a new belt!!!!

There is supposed to be a picture of the Dojo Kun up here, which every self-respecting karateka, Sempai, Sensei, and Master lives by, but I am having some problems with trying to get the picture from Google up here, dangit (and pardon my language), so just use your imaginations. Seek perfection of Character, Be Faithful, Endeavour, Respect Others, and Refrain from Violent Behaviour.

So happy!!!!! I just earned my orange (yes, orange) belt in karate the other day! Yes, believe it or not, I have just become a little bit more lethal, a little closer to my black belt (by the way that colour is supposed to be black, but with my template.....) , and one more step closer to the rank of Master. So don't anybody try ticking me off!! So much to learn!!!! A whole new kata, whole new series of moves to learn, more stuff that I'll need when I get my green belt..... lol.

The seminar that we had with Sensei J (NOT Sempai J) was really tiring, with the majority of about 45 students sweating in the first 15 minutes of class, while none of us (minus Sensei D and the higher sempai) are used to. Another ex-yellow belt, DE, actually had to sit out the last 5 minutes of class, but managed to come back on for the grading. My dad was watching us spar for the grading half, and he was worried that we were going to hit each other and land in the ER, since we were punching really hard and we both were tired, and......

But I'm happy to say that no one died, and everyone who graded passed to their next belt. I don't think that we have anymore white belts in our dojo anymore!!! (Or we won't, until I coax, bribe, or forcebly encourage some people to join. Hmm.....)

Next grading's in July, haven't decided yet if I'm going to grade then or not for my green belt.

And for those of you who have read some older posts, two days ago I got my injuries of the last two weeks within the space of a minute playing soccer. I was turning around when JS (not Sensei OR sempai) crashed really hard into me like a linebacker, knocking me over. So I told her to get me back up, and less than a minute later I saw a ball coming towards me, and....

Ya know the cartoons when the guy tries to hit the ball but misses and lands on his butt? The only difference was that I hit the ball! That was somewhat painful!!

And then yesterday I had my feet stepped on twice (Really smart, Canadiangirl, you dummy, to forget your shoes at home and wear sandals that day. Tsk tsk) and got a soccer ball in the back of my head, which also was somewhat painful. Ouch. Now that I'm all caught up on my injuries for the next couple weeks....

Anyways, if you were not on my good side before the grading, then BEWARE!!!!! Muahahahahahaha! *ahem*