We left the University around 4:10 and started our drive to Tulsa, OK for our yellow belt test. Chatter, chatter, we made it to our first stop, 15 minutes out of town and grabbed a bite to eat. On the road again, and we were on our way. Driving into Tulsa, we saw our exit. I heard someone say "dog" from the back seat, I said "dog" and the driver keep on going without hesitation, he has thick glasses. Suddenly we were swerving, and I got that feeling we were about to roll, resulting in knitting needles in my ear (one passenger was knitting a scarf, a very good one at that with brown and blue color pattern).
We rolled into Tulsa an hour ahead of schedule. Got lost. Got lost some more. Got directions to a similar Air Force Base (heavily guarded). He sent us to the National Guard Air Force Reserve Base (barely guarded) where the front booth attendant merely had a black shirt reading "SECURITY". No ID check or anything and we were in.
Walked in, met the head instructor, a 3rd degree black belt, and proceeded to change. Lined up and we were off. He held the test first which was a great relief to everyone. We got belted, transferred our knowledge to the new belt, got kicked, and drank some water. Way easier than I expected, but I am glad we looked so good.
First part of the lesson was getting on our horse in the correct order. Mission accomplished. After that, we practiced roundhouse and back knuckles on pads. The bruised and broken blood vessels in my knuckles made me realize we need to do more pad work back home. Continued on, learned Clutching Feathers (defense against hair grab) and practiced. Overall, it was a great experience and we met several new people.
Oss!
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Learned a new saying, Oss! I was told it means, yes sir, yes ma'am, I'm ready. I am told it was a positive statement, I think it means Hell Yeah!
So we got our yellow belts, left the training floor, got lost, got directions, got lost, ate around 11:00 and got home around 2:00 am. It was fun.
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