President’s Challenge Update – Two weeks down, for a total of 3425 pts. I barely scraped in five days last week, thanks to the fact that housework counts as activity. Dynamo was down with a cold and kept changing his mind on whether he was staying with his dad or me, which meant my schedule was completely disrupted. Ah well, new week, new opportunity.
Belt Test – Dynamo and I did test for our next belt rank last Saturday. The test always seem to go by in the blink of an eye — it feels like I’m barely on the floor for a minute, then it’s all over. This was our first test at White Tiger that required sparring. I’ve got to start adding some endurance training to my schedule. I barely made it through the two required bouts before melting into a puddle of sweat on the dojang floor. Of course, the fact that it was probably 95°F inside the building didn’t help either
We won’t get the actual results until Saturday. The big question will be how Dynamo’s grades may affect his chances for advancement. White Tiger requires school-aged kids turn in their most recent report card along with the application and … well, to say his grades haven’t been where they should be is an understatement. Particularly since he could be a straight-A student if put even a modicum of effort into his homework. As it stands now, it’s looking like he’s going to have to repeat 6th grade, all due to lack of motivation, rather than lack of ability.
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