hey dudes,

i haven't been around for a while and it's because i was frantically preparing for my very last big jujutsu test

the way our system works, there's tests for orange, yellow, green, 3rd brown, 2nd brown, and 1st brown, and then black belt is when you create new techniques, philosophies, or training methodologies to add to the system and present them.

so on saturday i took the 1st degree brown test.

it was the hardest thing i've ever done, and likely the hardest thing i'll ever do. it's more of a rite of passage than a test, in many ways - part of it is to get you as tired as possible and see if you can still fight.

so the test was 3 hours long, and included somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 techniques. i was sore for 4 days, and i'm finally recovering now. in two weeks i'll give my okuiri presentation and get my black belt!

so anyway, i'm back here now.

Wow - congrats man! That's intense! Welcome back!

You said "create new techinques" When you create them can you also name them & if you can, would they have certain O influenced names?

Heh....watch out for the lethal "Jannard Strike" and watch as John breaks out the "Overthetop Smash".

heh... my techniques will be applying current techniques to the scenario where i'm carrying a bookbag or duffel. i'll see if i can find something to attach an O name to

Wow thats pretty hardcore, congratulations mate! Good luck with your black belt presentation

awesome job!!! hope you have some stuff prepared for our new movie!!

Wait...legendary name - 11 months - 5 posts.....dude - welcome to the site! Come in and stay a while!

If nothing else we can watch you make fun of your bro!

A HQ trip should be the proper jumpstart to O Review activity.

hahah, chris is legendary now? i wanna be legendary, maybe i should post less

'Thombs' being legendary

thennnn maybe i should change my name!

I did my Okuiri presentation and got my Black Belt!

I used the O Pack 3.0 as the bookbag I was fighting with, so I used the bag to throw, choke, and trip someone. So it actually was tactical field gear for a change!

Congratulations mate! I imagine getting my ass kicked with an oakley bag is probably one of the better ways to take a beating! :) ...Oh look an o pack, crunch, ow my eye :(

Congrats, John! Sounds cool. Do you have any video?

i do, but at the moment only on dvd. I'll see if i can rip and encode it or something, or else i'll have dann do it when i get home

This summer the movie we make will have a scene all ready for you! Bruhahahah!!!!!

Congrats again on the test! and Hope I can see some of the broken bones from the other people in it!!