So, I’m pretty much back in the swing of Aikido after my 2 months off for the surgery.

Sensei asked me about testing for 4th Kyu last Saturday (I was close to being ready before I went under the knife). It was nice in less obvious way: we’d been working a lot on 4th kyu techniques since there are a couple other people close to testing for that rank as well, so apparently I was doing well enough that he thought I was close to being ready again.

I’m not going to be ready this weekend (even if I’d gone Monday night, which I didn’t) and the next weekend is a seminar, so maybe the weekend after. We shall see.

Before the surgery thing I’d hoped I’d make 3rd Kyu by the end of the year, but that’s obviously not going to happen, too bad at one level, but hardly something that was within my control. I’m just glad I’m back on the mat!