This week, we're ramping up the grading work to prepare those who are eligible to grade in May for their grading.
Week One
In week one, I mainly prioritised helping others learn their content for the upcoming grading in May, as I can't grade until August, I've been prioritising helping others learn content. We spent a lot of this week working on line work and patterns, to ensure that everyone knows their current new pattern and their old ones.
Week Two
In week two, we prioritised our step-sparing and some more line work and patterns, with this being the first grade that we needed to have all three tips for in order to be able to grade. We spent our time going through all the patterns, while the people who are trusted to do the tip testing walk around giving advice and tips where necessary.
Week Three
Week three was spent mainly focusing on the tiny things that people tend to miss during step-sparring, while many people who are eligible to grade don't need to do all the step-sparring, I, on the other hand, have to do.
- 3-Step-Sparring: 1-6
- 2-Step-Sparring: 1 -4
- 1-Step-Sparring: 1-6
Tip Testing:
This was around the time of the month when I gained my last tip. At the current time of writing this blog there are only 3 tips that we need to get:
- Technical Linework Tip - This is for the line work stand to ensure
- Sparring Tip - This includes all step-sparring that we are required to know and free sparring
- Pattern Tip - Know all our patterns up to our highest one
Now that I have all of mine that means that I'm ready for my grading so I can focus on optimising my performance and technique.
Week Four
This last week was spent running through sparing and more grading essentials to ensure that everyone knows what they need to and everyone feel ready for the May grading.
In conclusion this month was a month full of building the foundations of our new belts and learning more about ourselves and what is required.
