Four of us were promoted tonight, three white belts to yellow belt, and one purple belt to brown.
For the ceremony, everyone kneels on hands and knees. It is very formal.
Before the promotion ceremony, we all did warm-up exercises and stretches. Our top brown belt also teaches kick boxing and bag class - she led the class for warm up.
Sensei officiated over the promotions - we each got our new belts and a framed certificate from the academy.
After the ceremony, we did several kata (white-belt level so as not to have a bunch of confusion in front of the family members observing promotions) followed by sparring.
I don't have a picture of the ceremony, my certificate, or myself in Gi yet, but I do have some pictures of the Gi with patches and ribbons added.
The first picture is the entire uniform, folded so I could fit it in. The red ribbons are around the pant ankles, The brown & yellow Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te patch is on the left breast, and the black & red Academy patch is on the left outer shoulder.
Sayonara,
Dan
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