My first senior grading

[jabcrosshook]

Hi all!

As some of you might know, I reached 6th MON as a junior, training up until about 2½ years ago. I restarted as a novice white belt on October the 14th (my birthday :D)

Today was my first grading as a senior. Now, as a starter, I was the only one with a hardback license (They changed to paperback around a year ago :D). So basically I was a novice veteran sort of thing :D

First match, I'm against someone who is a few inches taller and quite thin. We played around for a grip for a while until I reached over with my right hand (my fave grip) after a few seconds ?I ground him with a harai-goshi variant. IPPON shouts the ref :D

Second match, and the guy is a little shorter than me but definately older (I'm 16 BTW). This match was one of the best I've ever had (as a junior OR senior and in contest OR randori). Every time I got my reach over-pull him down style grip and ha attempted a throw. I'm like a cat and ALWAYS landed on my front. This was normally followed by a shime-waza technique with me resisting. He got a couple of shidos through the match and was therefore losing. Finally, I threw him with an o-soto-gari for IPPON

Third match I was defeated. My opponent just seemed a bit better than me (he was at the time 3 grades higher!). Having been dropped for no score he applied juji-gatame (armbar) and I tapped.

Final match was against someone who I basically controlled from the start. I eventually dropped him for ippon with another o-soto-gari.

Eventually I was awarded with 6th KYU, having started the day as novice (10th)!!!

[Aegis]

Congratulations, that's a fantastic result! :D:D

I moved from a junior green to a senior blue in my first senior grading, which really surprised me at the time!

[jabcrosshook]

Congratulations, that's a fantastic result! :D:D

I moved from a junior green to a senior blue in my first senior grading, which really surprised me at the time!

I was surprised, too.

The night before my coach said "let me know what happens tomorrow - good or bad!"

Also had to sort a few things out at the end as my theory level was not up to my contest level (not expecting to go that high!)

[vicjudofreak]

Well done, I'll have to try and co-ordinate with you on which midlands gradings you're going to and come and say hi :) I think that was a great result for your grading and to get those ippons was the best way you could have done it :D

[jabcrosshook]

Well done, I'll have to try and co-ordinate with you on which midlands gradings you're going to and come and say hi :) I think that was a great result for your grading and to get those ippons was the best way you could have done it :D

I was impressed with the Walsall campus Judo Suite TBH! Wish I could train there :(

I need a bit more theory first though :Angel: We had great trouble getting the grade. I also had my last 2 fights almost back to back, and had just downed some massive bottle of Oasis as I thought I had finished. No sooner had the last drop gone I was called out again!

Theres a tournament soon isn't there (either Kidderminster, Walsall Campus or both!)? I missed out on getting the application forms as my group was the last off and everyone had just about cleared off by that time. Don't have any, do you?

Thanks :)