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Tae Kwon Do Summer Camp has officially been cancelled, oh well. I also recieved notice that if I test in September I will be able to test again in 2012 for my 4th Dan Black which is really good news for me. That means I don't have to wait an extra three years to test in 2015. This of coursed makes my friend Austin mad because he tested for his 3rd decided in September of last year and because of our little rivalry he wanted me to have to test in 2015 because he would be a 4th for three years before I would become 4th. Our little competition does get annoying at times, when I am looking for a little support during training for my testings he will always say stuff like you're gonna fail and other things, but it usually just fires me up rather than make me angry. He always tells me that I'd better do all my crap right when I go out to the floor at testing or he will have to beat my ass and then rub it in my face afterwards.



The fact that my testing has been postponed until September makes me extremely happy, because I wasn't sure if I could be ready by the end of June. I had an injury back in February and was ordered by my doctor to rest my leg for two months and then slowly work back into jumping. So I basically had two months taken out of the five months I had to get prepared for testing, then getting back into Tae Kwon Do was crazy hard because I got out of shape the two months that I couldn't work out. Just yesterday I was doing a couple of jumps and I've basically gotten the jump I do for my testing break back into shape, if not better than before, because I no longer have a dull pain that spears up my leg whenever I put pressure on it. I can probably jump about six inches higher than I used to be able to, this means I have a little more room between me and the people I'm jumping over so I know I can clear them with ease.



I also have more time to get my forms into shape for testing. Forms are a series techniques that are supposed to symbolize a battle or fight type scene. I learned my new form about a month ago and haven't gotten it to the point where I want it to be, so now I have four months to get that into shape and since Austin is back in Tae Kwon Do after having to sit out because of a broken ankle I'll have his criticism and motivation that I need to get not only this new form into shape but my old form back into shape too.