Belt test countdown
A simple plan for the two weeks before a belt test, so test day feels calm.
Name
Two weeks before
- Ask what the test includes
- Practise the form or kata daily
- Check the uniform still fits
- Pay the test fee if there is one
The week before
- Run the form for a family audience
- Practise the words and counting
- Practise bowing and answering "Yes, sir/ma'am" or the school's way
- Early nights
Test day
- Good breakfast and water
- Clean, pressed uniform
- Arrive early
- Praise effort, whatever happens