16 SEP 2019 Some gradings are more mental than physical and some are more physical than mental and some rare few are both and are rightly classed as "beastings", Monday night was one such grading for Rob T. a junior member revealed afterward that at one point when sensei issued the command of "...100 throws..." he thought it was a joke. Alas for Rob T. it was not. When the throws were followed by "...50 sweeps..." it was clear how lucky we all were that our new dojo comes equipped with air conditioning although to look at the unlucky soul who was grading you might have been forgiven for thinking it wasn't even on. Forgiveness of course is something that is not required in the dojo and the word "sorry" is unnecessary carrying with it a "push up penalty" which we all got to thoroughly enjoy in a couple of instances. At the end of the grading Rob T. had shown enormous heart, spirit and great technical knowledge to earn his Green Belt. Hearty congratulations. Ossu!
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