Belt test tomorrow.

Tomorrow is my belt test for yellow belt in Aikijitsu. This is the gym that I pay to study at regularly and is primarily an MMA gym. Tomorrow myself and two others will be testing for our belts, one other yellow and one for 2nd brown. Lately we have really been study the system requirements for the belts and not focusing so much on the MMA aspect of it.

I am a bit nervous but I think at this point either I get it, or I don't. I have an extra two months or better practicing here than the other person testing for yellow belt. This originally made me feel extra stupid that we are ready to test at the same time because in my head I had convinced myself that those two months earned my right to my belt two months sooner than the other guy. This is where I made my big mistake. In thinking like that I failed to do one of the first things that is expressed to you alot in the BJJ circles. "Check your ego at the door!" Fast froward six months later and here we are. Myself and the other person that I felt I should be promoted in front of. We have been training together with just us drilling with each other because we are the closest match in height, weight, and experience. I now call this man my friend and he has been gracious enough to invite me over to train at his house. Instead of being frustrated that I had to test at the same time I should have counted myself lucky to have him as a training partner. I feel that we have bonded alot over this last month and in 15 hours I will be standing next to him throwing strikes and calling out a KIAH!! next to him. Fortunately we won't be put together for the sparring portion of our test which for our belts is one three minute round. Because we have been training together just us it would be the wimpiest round of sparring ever because both of us would be too afraid of hurting the other one. In the off chance anyone ever stumbles across this blog that I train with, Cheers G, you will do just fine, and congrats on that yellow belt I know you will get it.