AIkido Test

Ok, so after quite a bit of training and some last minute training I went to take the 5th kyu Aikido Test today. Me and the other people taking the test were told to be at the Dojo at 9AM. Now, since there are no buses at that time meant we left the school at 6:30AM. We did consider taking the Taxi, which would cost 3500 yen (bus costs 150), split between the 6 of us it would cost around 600 yen. Unfortunately, as we discovered the taxi van was booked which means we'd have to take two of them, we decided we'd rather walk. After taking the train we ended up taking another good 30 minutes to walk to the Aikido Dojo (school).

The Dojo is very small by American Standards. There were about 10 of us and it was quite crowded. As students of the assistant Sensei we were treated as members. Those of us that took the 5th kyu test (lowest rank). All the tests were graded by the school's Head Sensei. Considering the set up of the school, I think he lives over the Dojo. Following the 5th kyu students, higher ranked students took far longer test after us. After we were done, we practiced some anti-knife techniques. The results...we weren't told. It seems that if we pass a certificate will be mailed, but I'm really not sure.

The day ended with lunch with everyone at a nearby Udon place, and taking the bus back. Well, that's how my day went, the Dojo was very traditional, I was thinking that I should have went here before for classes at least once in a while, its a little out of the way from the school but it would have been a good way to meet people outside of the University.