Lady Loud

From left: Shihan Tor Rune (instructor and branch chief Norway), Senpai Terje, Lars, Anders, Tor Egil (instructor), me, Stephen, Sten Kåre and Shihan Liam (instructor from Ireland). We were six people who graded for 1. dan.

Lo and behold, here it is! I got my shodan grad on the 27. of june at summercamp in Evje.

Actually, my real black belt will arrive in 3 to 6 months from now. The belt is handmade in Japan and has my name on it. Cool...

My name in japanese spells E-ri-nu. Remember the Your name in katakana-post..

More pics and a full account on just how effing hard it was will be posted soon:-)

Man, I feel tired! I've been in the Kyokushinkai system since 1992. Now my black belt exam is up (probably in june) and I have nothing to give. I feel tired and frustraded. How do I achieve my next grade?! In my early years things were so easy. Show up to "work", do as your sifu tells you, go home and be happy.

I don't feel happy.
I feel like screaming or throwing stuff around. I don't have a sifu or sempai. I have noone to show me my techniques, my katas, give me hints and tips on building my strenght and speed. The closest black belt is 170 kilometers away. I see him once a year. There is noone in our club who has a black belt degree yet, we have to pull ourselves up by the hair (explains my hair...).

I feel owerworked, yet do nothing. I'll go break some pottery now.