Yesterday was Sid's belt testing day! She has worked hard for a year and it was finally her day to shine. She has trained so much that she wasn't nervous at all and was even joking with Sigung. She knew her stuff and was prepared to show everyone that she deserved to be promoted to a yellow belt.
First off was holding her splits for one minute followed by her katas.
First the katas are preformed super slowly without kiai's so Sigung can see each form.
Next Kata 1 - 4 and 8 done at combat / competition speed with kiai's.
This was followed with a 5 minute horse stance. This is the hardest part of the test. I tried training with Sid for this and I can't do a 5 minute horse stance. The last 30 seconds she has to go SUPER low and hold it. She was amazing.
Final part of the test was 50 push-up plus 10 with her nose touching the ground, 50 squats and another minute full splits.
After surviving this Sid removes her belt for Sigung to lock up.
He presents her with a half orange! She skipped her yellow belt and received half her orange belt. This ranks her above yellow but below orange. We were so suprised and happy for her, she deserves it! The final part for Sid was to pull the belt out of Sigung's hands.
Congratulations to our little orange belt! We are so proud of you Sid.
Group shot of the kids who cheered and supported her through her test on Monday. It was a great night.
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