Bill Menees's Blog

I went to my school's 1^st degree black belt test on Saturday. At the beginning of the test Mr. Jones said that he was going to do something that he’d never done before in the history of the school. He said he wanted to thank a very special student that had helped him and the school out a great deal and already had all the qualities he’s looking for in a student…(then a bunch of other nice words, followed by)…

“and that’s why I'm promoting Bill Menees to 2^nd degree black belt today. He’ll test later, but he deserves this today.”

I was stunned and very honored. I kind of stumbled my way to the front wondering if it was a joke or something. :-) Everyone was very congratulatory, and Mr. J told me he wanted me to test in a couple of months with another student that’s getting ready for 2^nd degree. It was wild, and I don’t think my mind has quite adjusted to it yet. But it’s pretty cool. I'm just blown away by it.

Labels: Martial Arts