almost exactly one year since I decided to return to my regular Sunday night class of Shudokan Aikido, after a two year break, I completed my Brown Belt grading tonight. Good fun, very exciting and, fortunately, didn't make too many mistakes. I still can't believe I've gone beyond the initially-bewildering number of techniques in Joe Tambu's 10th to 4th kyu Aikido Foundations DVD.
Thanks to Sensei Richard Watts for his dedication to the art.
