Morning workout:

Side leg raises – 3×15
Slow side thrust kick – 15

Class:

My wife and I received our exam results tonight and we were both promoted to 4th Kyu!

Class was hard. We spent most of the time sparring and I really need to spend a lot of time working on my techniques and shifting. I need to move much faster and much smoother if I am going to improve. I did throw some nice right leg roundhouse kicks and I am sure that my wife will feel them tomorrow. We switched partners a few times and I want against my friend Robert. He moved like lighting and always tries to sweep me but I pay extra attention to his sweeping movements.

It was a good class but I know I am going to feel it in the morning.

Good workout tonight.

Endurance: 

I ran for 30 minutes at the gym tonight.

Stretching:

Bent over splits – 60 seconds
Seiza – 60 seconds
Hamstring stretch – 60 seconds
Lying side leg stretch – 30 seconds each leg

Side leg raises – 3×15
Slow side thrust kicks – 15

Tonight my bent over splits distance between my feet is now 46 inches. I am also 21 inches off the floor.

Today was my wifes and my 4th Kyu exam.

Even though there were not a lot of basics, it was a hard test and I was out of breath pretty fast. I put every bit of effort in to my basics and really pushed my limits.

I think I nailed the jump in Heian Godan and it felt pretty good overall.

My one-step sparring felt excellent. On one of my counter moves, my partner had the look of fear on his face that I cannot describe in text. His eyes were bulging out and he looked very nervous when I put my just few millimeters from his face.

Overall, I wish I had more endurance and I am going to gear my next six months of training more on perfecting all my basics and getting my endurance up. The 3rd Kyu test has many more moves and if I hope to make it through it, I am going to have to build up a lot more endurance.

My wife looked out of this world.  Her basics were almost textbook prefect and her kata was excellent.