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[verywellthen-blog1]

Loslaufen und Sprung!

Seit ein paar Wochen nähe ich. Eigentlich kann ich gar nicht behaupten es “wieder” zu tun. Da waren mal einzelne Episoden im elterlichen Haushalt, als die Mutter dem Kind was zeigen wollte. Zumindestens also habe ich schonmal was gezeigt gekriegt. Und die Mutter kann es gut!

Nun, seit ein paar Wochen nähe ich. Ich habe das begonnen um endlich wieder etwas schöpferisches zu tun, mit Spiel- und Gestaltungsraum und einer Portion Größenwahn, womöglich. Die Mutter erbot sich zu unterrichten, die Tochter sagte “danke nein” und wandt sich dem Internet zu. Und fand MeMadeMittwoch und Nähblogger und Sew Alongs und Schnitte (vor allem Schnitte!) und YouTube (auf keinen Fall darf man Youtube vergessen) - und so wurde Kurs aufgenommen und losgenäht.

So etwas wie Sew Alongs kannte ich gar nicht. Die Idee finde ich total grossartig. Aber ich kann ja noch nicht soviel und liess den WJSA verstreichen. Oh, aber da kommt schon der nächste, den kann ich, den mach ich und während ich freudig rumhibbelte und überlegte was ich mache und woraus vergass ich über die ganze Recherche dass man ja eine Webpräsenz benötigt, damit man dann auch was zeigen kann.... und VeryWellThen, hier, *schnauf*, bin ich und mache mit beim Weihnachtskleid Sew Along 2015.

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[alishajuko]

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[curlymountainbandit-blog]

I'm back from the dead!

(Okay! So, I'm back and I am now a KSN! (2nd Dahn black belt) *Is so proud of herself*

In my martial art when we get promoted to black belt, or to a higher rank of black belt, we take part in this huge ceremony called the masters exhibition after one of the tournaments. They start with the promotions to 1st Dahn (JKN) and work their way up.

We get called up by school and then we are individually presented with our certificate of promotion by the grand master. It gets more efficient every year, but each time it's very different. In the summer we had several promotions to 5th Dahn (KJN, The first rank of master) for our school. This time we had a proposal when the two of them got promoted (It was so cute!)

However my stuff got sent in late because of my back op, and because of that my certificate was lower in the pile than the rest of the students from my school and it was too late to sort the order. So I had to go up on my own. I was so nervous! I almost cried when I finally had my certificate and joined all the other KSN's at the side.

After the promotions we then have some of the black belts perform a demo for the friends and family of the promotees and other students.

We also had one of the grand master's sons give us a speech before the tournament began (and I think he mentioned it before the promotions as well) and he said that we are "the Kuk Sool family", and that our fellow students are our brothers and sisters, that our instructors are our big brothers and sisters, maybe even aunts and uncles, and that the competitions are like a family gathering.

I couldn't help but think of the whitebeard pirates when I heard it and I was (and still am) so proud to be a part of such a wonderful thing.

I'm sorry I've rambled a bit, but this means a lot to me and I'm glad I can share my achievement with you guys!)

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Kuk Sool Won

I'm so happy to be back at Kuk Sool although I'm absolutely aching right now after the first two classes of the year! 

Totally motivated to stick in and try my hardest at everything we're doing though and I feel amazing for it! 

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Kuk Sool Won

My kuk sool class was so hard but so good tonight. It started with 3 ton ups and then an advanced kicking session. So many spin kicks! and then I learnt the rest of my current techniques finished off with going through all of the forms I know so far. 

[g-dragonette]

I miss everyone already...

Sooooo, Kuk Sool Won of O'Fallon is second in the world once more. Kuk Sa Nim even let us keep the flag we won last year. Such an honor... It was a lot of fun this year. I can't wait until we all go to Korea next year! Anyway... I won gold, two silvers, and a bronze. Not as good as I did last year, but certainly a step up from Midwest were I was awarded nothing... I also got to see my friend Manabu! We ate Asian food in Bellaire and then walked around the china town there. Made fun of some ricers. All in a day's work. Marc is uber jealous still, methinks. Ah well. That's my update for now!