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hey everyone and any one. Just updating. i've got a Korean Sword testing on the 15th of December!! crying it might not sound that a big deal, but dont judge it 'till you've gone to the class for a month. trust me. by the end of a month you cant feel your arms and legs. FOR REAL.

Our sword instructor is a hard a** and if we dont yell loud enough in class, we get about 50 push-ups in a row. The average sword class, we do about 130 push ups a night, along with a killer routine. we drop our wooden practice swords, imediatly 10 push ups. ya think that was enough? try sparring for and hour and 20 minutes straight. We had to do that for one of our classes. my dad had to drag me out of the building cause i couldnt walk it hurt so bad.

Our master is much scarier. if we even so much as YAWN in the middle of testing, he might fail us. he can crack hilarious jokes occasionaly (most of them directed to someone who's testing). he may be old, but he's sharp and like, unbeatable in sparring. Our forms and techniques(sp?) have to be dead perfect or we probably wont pass, doesnt matter what color belt ya are. in sparring, we use foam swords and armor, but we have to hit and be hit with full force. (i still have a burn from my last class X_X)

anyways, its like having to visit hell for an hour and 30 minutes twice a week. now i have to test and its about 3 hour long. i simply hope i dont die and i at least pass. i passed my first testing and i am confident in my form, so is my teacher. His name is Steve Walker, but we have to call him mr. walker (the whole 'respect' part of my class)he's actually really nice and compliments me a lot. once again, he has a good humor side to him. I have alot of friends in that class too whom i support and they support me.

for the fun of it, our master is also having a drawing and he's raffling off 3 live swords! for those who dont know, those are the swords that can slice another person in half with one cut. ( EXTREMLY SHARP) xp my dad bought me a bunch of tickets, so i might win one. if i dont, oh well. the money goes to our organization for better equipment.

confidence is with me for this testing. wish me luck please! ( I NEED IT! sweatdrop gonk xp ) 3nodding

~ Isame Aburame