2025 - May 5 - Belt Rank Tests and Midterms - Bilbo, Poppy, and Kili, Rosie and Aragorn's Wife

 

Before photos

At the hill - 30 minutes up and down
Bilbo 20 laps

Poppy 12

Kili 12

Julie 10

This time it was held in a local school gym

2-1/2 hour Gauntlet

Each received an awesome poster-ette and a grit tee

These are so awesome!

47 jumping jacks

10 stretch kicks each side

8 outer crescent kicks each side

8 #2 front kicks...

6 #2 round kicks

Partner drills

repeating round kicks

#2 side kicks

Front, round, side kicks

Low blocks, 2 rounds

high blocks

Songhm 1 x 9

Parner kicks and punches

front/low

#2 side kicks

2 laps

Group challenge - 3-4 minutes prepare and synchronized form x 2

Perform in sync

Partner drills

push-ups 1 minute

sit ups 1 minute

Hydrating

Down the mats

sprints down and back x 3 plus jumping jacks

Machine gun round kicks 2 rounds

step forward spin hook kick

3 minute break

Partner drills

Punches on paddle

jab cross

jab, cross, hook

#1 and #2 round kicks

hook round kicks

speed front kicks - 90 seconds (10 at a time)

2 minute break

sparring 60% without gear

Front kicks chamber 5 seconds, hold 5 seconds, 5 second rechamber, 3 kicks

round kicks (same)

side kicks chamber stick it x 8

Mental preparation for form, seated

Sparring - 3rd degree 5 rounds

2nd degree 3 rounds

1st degree 2 rounds

Amazing!!

Now for the tests and midterms

forms, weapons, sparring, board breaks

Bilbo holding boards before he had to break

passed!

passed!

passed!

So proud of my 3 rank testers!

Bilbo and Poppy - 3rd degree

Kili - 1st degree

Rosie and I midtermed fine enough