The test on Thursday went really well. I didn’t get contacted over the weekend, so I know that I passed. I’ll be getting my brown belt this week and starting in the advanced class at the end of this month.

Our style’s grandmaster had a lot of interesting stuff to say to us during and after this test. I’ll just hit a few of the high points.

*We, as students, have to ask our instructor for more detail on the stuff that we want to know more about. He’s usually thinking about the system’s lesson material, and if it’s not on the paperwork, he may not address it. It’s our responsibility to show that initiative and ask.

*Sigung will be teaching Sifu some new weapons: the rope dart and the meteor hammer. Those will eventually come down to us. Woo!

*Sigung encouraged us to read about other styles, practice with people from other backgrounds, and generally study any sort of martial art that we find interesting. Anything that we pick up and incorporate into our personal style can only strengthen us individually, and that’s good for Lung Shou Pai as a whole. I like hearing that.