A new orange belt

Two years after his yellow belt, Beertje could take his exam for his orange belt.  He had taken a few weeks extra training with a friend as preperation and that was probably necessary as he has a much more playful attitude in judo than his older brother and memorizing the japanese terms doesn't come so easy either.  But he prepared well. 


During the exam I feared it wasn't sufficient.  The trainer had to interrupt a lot and correct the exact controls and flows precisely, holding hands at the exact right spot or posture. 

Honestly I couldn't predict the outcome during the exam but in the end he passed with a portion of feedback.  But he can proudly show off his orange belt now and was rewarded for his hard work. 

A few days later his classfriend could take his exam.  Despite the high level of stress he succeeded as well so they can be orange buddies.  

That deserved some drinks in the cafeteria, despite the late mid-week hour that postponed bedtime a little.