As some of you know, I started this journey back in 2010 but
had to unfortunately quit early in the quest. This time I will reach my end
goal and test for my Black Belt!
This is my letter of intent for black belt testing 2013.
Over the next year I will be participating in our Dojo’s
black belt test to empower my mind, body and to accomplish the requirements to
be able to test for the rank of Shodan.
My journey will be starting on Sunday, December 1st 2013.
My Requirements:
No Quitting
50,000 pushups
& Crunches (150 per day)
1,000 repetitions
of kata (3 repetitions daily)
1,000 mile Journey
(run, walk, bike or swim) (3 miles daily)
1,000 acts of
Kindness
1,000 rounds of
sparring (1 round = 2 minutes)
15 minutes of
Daily Meditation
1 personal goal –
Quit Smoking (Already quit since April 2013!)
Weekly On-line
Journal Entries
Empathy Training
(Spend one day blindfolded and one day mute)
Twelve Video blogs
Seek out a Master
Community Service
project
Read 6 books
Memorize the Black
Belt Pledge
Essay on What a
Black Belt Means to Me