Watashi wa ikkyu desu

I am now 1st Kyu. An extremely tired and rather dehydrated 1st Kyu, but nevertheless...

I fluffed a couple of things at the end, which wasn't a great surprise given how tired and hot I was at that point and how difficult they were, but I managed some semblance of technique eventually. Sensei videoed most of it, but I haven't got that yet, I may wince when I watch it, but...

I had a plan to sit, vegetate and watch the 6 nations and lots of fit blokes exerting themselves for a few hours, but I have been foiled by the fact that they're having a break this weekend - hmph! Don't know what to do with myself now. Am slowly rehydrating, I've fed and weather is absolutely gorgeous and I just don't know what to do. I'm too tired to be stringing logical coherent thoughts together so anything that requires that is right out...

As the youngest bro points out now I've just got to worry about a Dan grading and that all-important belt colour change. But I refuse to contemplate that right now, it's too scary and I'm too tired so :-p