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11/13/2008 - Dear Blog:

Did I tell you I got my brown belt? Don't get too excited, there's still a long way to go. I still have to earn a brown belt with a black stripe and then a belt that is half brown half black. It's still a huge milestone for me, though, and I've seen people get through those two brown belts pretty fast. We now have to do a Jo form (kata) and later I will learn a long knife form. I'm not sure if it is the knife or the form that is long. The Jo is like a Bo only shorter and slightly thicker. I got to hold a REAL Samarai sword yesterday. It was really amazing to hold that in my hand. I am also working a a 'finger lock drill' in which one twists his/her uki (Don't you love that word? It is pronounced 'ookee' and means someone that you use as a practice dummy.) in about four different finger locks while leading them around by the fingers held in various painful ways. It can be so painful and frightening! I must really want these belts!

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