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Pictures from Scott Crawford's shodan test (26. March, 1999).
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My first empty-hand technique: shomenuchi iriminage nikajo osae. |
| sec002.jpg |
Nikajo pin again, different attack, different uke. |
| sec004.jpg |
Finally a different technique! Terrible hip position,
but nice zanshin, anyway. |
| sec005.jpg |
Freestyle, kokyunage. Notice how uke's hand is on
my back, trying not to be thrown. (He went down
anyway ;^) |
| sec006.jpg |
Receiving the black belt... |
| sec007.jpg |
How do you tie this damn thing, anyway? It's too stiff! |
| sec008.jpg |
Too tired to don the hakama myself. Good thing its
our tradition to be "helped" into it the first time! |
| sec009.jpg |
Part of our ceremony, the yudansha each have a lit
candle, and together they light the flame for the
new shodan. |
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This looked a lot better when the lights went out.
Most of the yudansha made it, though, despite it
being at an odd time -- Friday night. |
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My ukes: Kevin Pickard, nidan (left) and Chris
Howey, godan (right). Thanks, guys! |
