Some pre-grading treats

Two interesting finds this week related to gradings:

  1. Video clips from Aaron McConnell's yondan grading in Japan - thanks to Logan for bringing these back. We have jiyu waza and randori clips - see these below. A big congratulations to Aaron from your friends in New Zealand.
  2. A new photo gallery from the 2005 end-of-year grading - thanks to Paul McKeown for these. They are a fun look at the past, you might spot some familiar faces before their hakamas, brown belts, and wrinkles.

Aaron's jiyu waza


Aaron's randori