Yesterday was testing day at the Tim Cunningham Isshinryu Dojo in Tarboro, NC. Alice, Daniel, and I were all testing for our first belt - yellow belt (hachi kyu). All of us passed with flying colors - as you can see in the picture at the bottom of this entry. Before that, though, here's a short video of the prearranged fighting sequence (called a "kata") that was a requirement for this test. This is Seisan kata.
I love doing these kata - and there are about 12-15 of them in total that are required for black belt. Several of them include traditional Okinawan weapons - sai, bo, and tonfa.
We're all on the journey to black belt (Shodan), and we look forward to the adventure!
Left to right - Alice; Keith; Daniel; Sensei Tim Cunningham, 7th Degree Black Belt