A summary of my Orange belt karate Exam

As you can tell, that ^ is not orange. You are correct. I did not get my orange belt. I got a green one, which means I skipped a kyu grade. I really don't know what to feel. Firstly I really want to thank my senseis and sempais for putting that much trust in my skills and I feel very honored especially since it's the first time they have skipped a stutent. On the other hand I was very dissatisfied with my performance during the exam. I didn't go low enough, I was exhausted too quick and I was so nervous I was all. So I kinda feel like I cheated or something because I didn't do my best. But I will work even harder from now on because this trust put in me comes with responsibility to live up to those standards. Which I will. The only thing I REALLY need to work on, is my self esteem. I can't go get worried about my stances to my fellow 7th kyu studends and then skip one grade above them... I feel bad about that, but I honestly could not judge my performance at all. So.

There I am. 9 month of Karate training and having a green belt. I think for once in my life I should stop being self concious and be proud of myself. There, I'm proud.

*is proud*

And here is a big happy grin: :-D