Morning my soon to be blog readers!
This is the last entry and report on my testing day (that is till I test again in a couple months!). I hope that you have enjoyed my little series here, and I look forward to any suggestions for my next series. Now, on to the report...
Friday I had the privilege and Honor of meeting my Grandmaster. He is a 9th Dan, President and Kwan Jung Nim (head) of our organization. I was asked to spend the afternoon with him and my Instructor as he came in for and prepared for our seminar and testing. This man is one of the most genuine, kind and loving men I have ever met. The manners he had, the way he treated my instructors children even as they acted just as kids act, when they shouldn't. He is who I hope to be one day, an almost perfect balance between the 5 tenets (see these under my idol section, maybe I'll cover these next, hmmm..). I felt very privileged, and yet, very at comfort with him.
Friday night we had a Gum Sool seminar, or Korean sword. This provided me yet another honor from my Grandmaster. We had 4 Dans' (black belts) with rank from 1st to 4th Dan as well as several other high ranking Kup (colored belt) and I was asked to help instruct the class of nearly 30 people! I took my GM instructions and helped translate as well as show then correct the students. This being an honor due to my ranking (on Friday night 3rd Kup) and how unusual it is to have a Non-Dan instruct a class. The first 30 minutes or so of the class I felt very nervous, I did eventually start to relax and at that point I was able to focus more and learn much more then what the class was able to learn. This was a fantastic seminar and If you ever get a chance to participate in such a seminar, don't let it pass you by.
Look for part 2 for an update on the actual testing Saturday morning as I am out of time! Thanks for reading, and you stay classy Fubar!
