Hah - my heart actually started beating faster when you got to the paragraph on your promotion, as I thought this was just going to be a post on some techniques you learned at the seminar.
Brilliant news: well done, Meg! Yet another of my fave bloggers moving up to purple. :D
Thank you so much, slideyfoot! It didn't become real until breakfast, when the shock wore off and the emotion kicked in. Feel humbled and honoured and very excited to keep raising my game! :D
massive congrats to meg, as Marc said last night men get off the mat with a sigh of relief if they survived against meg, brilliant technique, hugely deserved.
You are very kind, Hasan! I am so pleased for you and the guys, you have all worked so hard to where you are and you bring a lot of love and skill to the team.
Congratulations! Purple belt is a milestone very few people ever reach in jiu jitsu.
As a small person (I'm 118 lbs / 54 kilos) who also recently reached purple belt, I didn't feel I was worthy of the promotion because I wasn't tapping every blue belt in my gym. A year later, I definitely feel worthy of my purple belt (though I still can't tap every blue belt in my gym).
Dear Dolph, thank you so much for your insight; very encouraging to read. Indeed, in the twilight between belts one rarely feel fully ready, like an awkward teenager too grown to be a child but not a fully formed adult. Your recollection reminds me that it took about a year for me to feel I'd filled the shoes of my blue belt and I'm heartened to hear that you have confidence even with limited offensive success. Thanks again for reading and commenting, very much appreciated :)
Out of interest Dolph, was there anything specific you can put your finger on that made you feel "yes, I'm a purple belt," or is it not something that is easy to pin down like that?
Hah - my heart actually started beating faster when you got to the paragraph on your promotion, as I thought this was just going to be a post on some techniques you learned at the seminar.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant news: well done, Meg! Yet another of my fave bloggers moving up to purple. :D
Thank you so much, slideyfoot! It didn't become real until breakfast, when the shock wore off and the emotion kicked in. Feel humbled and honoured and very excited to keep raising my game! :D
ReplyDeletemassive congrats to meg, as Marc said last night
ReplyDeletemen get off the mat with a sigh of relief if they survived against meg, brilliant technique, hugely deserved.
You are very kind, Hasan! I am so pleased for you and the guys, you have all worked so hard to where you are and you bring a lot of love and skill to the team.
ReplyDeleteRather large Richard WTF MEG!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHAHA! Compared to Rachel, I'd say gargantuan :P Thanks for reading, Richard and well done!
ReplyDeletefair point Meg,Rachel is a complete newbie bully though! As Hass said ealier - hugely deserved promotion,great for our club and the sport!
ReplyDeleteLOL, thank you, RLR, and thank you for helping me understand that you men are kinder to me than I am to myself :)
ReplyDeleteSlick. Congratulations on your purple, Meg!
ReplyDeleteMuch obliged, Isaac, thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations again on the promotion! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, AD, am excited to move to the next level :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Purple belt is a milestone very few people ever reach in jiu jitsu.
ReplyDeleteAs a small person (I'm 118 lbs / 54 kilos) who also recently reached purple belt, I didn't feel I was worthy of the promotion because I wasn't tapping every blue belt in my gym. A year later, I definitely feel worthy of my purple belt (though I still can't tap every blue belt in my gym).
Dear Dolph, thank you so much for your insight; very encouraging to read. Indeed, in the twilight between belts one rarely feel fully ready, like an awkward teenager too grown to be a child but not a fully formed adult. Your recollection reminds me that it took about a year for me to feel I'd filled the shoes of my blue belt and I'm heartened to hear that you have confidence even with limited offensive success. Thanks again for reading and commenting, very much appreciated :)
ReplyDeleteOut of interest Dolph, was there anything specific you can put your finger on that made you feel "yes, I'm a purple belt," or is it not something that is easy to pin down like that?
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!
ReplyDeleteAck! I missed this! Thanks for linking it in your newest review, and CONGRATS!
ReplyDeleteThanks juliajohansen! Onwards and upwards ;D
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