Advancement in the new future...

Sensei has decided to add the subtle nuances into my Wunsu Kata now. Those would be more advanced variations to the same thing, now that I know the order of the sequences, have the footwork, stances, timing, and hand positioning down, he's now giving me another item to work into the kata to make it even more powerful and efficient. This normally doesn't happen until you're a green belt, but since the previous experience in the arts, Sensei feels I'm ready to add these items in. For the most part, its an easy thing to do now... basically what he wants me to do is to have a guard hand out before I execute a block in my kata... makes the technique more efficient, more accurate and more powerful. I'm not sure if he thought he was doing the right thing by teaching me this tonight, but when I did the first technique without a hitch, I saw his body language say that he made the right decision. He was definitely happy that I was able to do it. He told me to continue with the kata as he watched and critiqued the kata as I did it.

After doing all the new advanced adjustments. He smiled, looked me in the eye, and said, you're ready for your promotion. Your promotion date is sent for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. So after several months of training, many hours of classes, several trips to Canada, I will be finally ready to step out of my white belt and into a yellow belt. After that, I will go for my blue, then green, purple, brown then finally black... but lets just concentrate on the next few weeks... I have a long way ahead of me, but the foundation is laid, now I'm ready to start building.