The Peter Pan of Nerdery™ 🇦🇺<p>Attended a “gishiki” today at my dojo - this is where new 1st dan black belts are awarded rank. There is a BB candidate program which lasts for several months beforehand where the black-belts-to-be are put through their paces - the gishiki is essentially a choreographed “show” where the skills are demonstrated to other BB’s (including me) and a decent sized audience of friends and family. Was a great afternoon! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/karate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>karate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/okinawankarate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>okinawankarate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shorinryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shorinryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackbelt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/martialarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martialarts</span></a></p>