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Ooh bit tenuous that one 
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: Ooh bit tenuous that one
Nothing that couldn't be justified by the question mark, I hope. 
It was a bit difficult to get the right difficulty level as it was the first one I've ever put on here. I guess I erred a bit too far on the difficult side as I didn't want to make one that people would get in ten seconds flat. Sorry if I've given anyone a headache in the process ...
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Not tenuous at all. Brilliant clue wasted on us unbrilliant lot .. I'm claiming heat exhaustion, mind! Definitely should have had a better shot at that. Guess I just wasn't expecting such a highly professional clue in this arena! Most excellent!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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A few years back I did my 1st kyu grade (brown belt). Last Tuesday I passed my test for 1st dan. 
The test was 2x 3 hours long (last Friday and Tuesday), very intensive (physically) and very extensive (of knowledge). This entailed ground fighting, fighting standing up, push ups, situps, squads, running, ... and testing of the technique knowledge, including previous grades.
The big change here was that not only was the amount larger, you also had to invent your own techniques and include a large quantity of what-ifs on existing techniques.
In our club the custom is that you become sensei when reaching 1st dan, so that has a nice ring to it.
For the curious among you it took me a good 10 years to get it and homo sapiens where hurt during the process (but no injuries  ). The sport: Jiu-Jitsu (not Brasilian, the real thing  ). We do it for sport, but with a high degree of realism, no competition.
Yes, I'm happy and yes, I'm even a tad proud on myself. 
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Congratulations !
cheers, Bill
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Congratulations sensei
Tom
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Sensei V! Congratulations!
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Congratulations! 
I'm still waiting for my instructor to allow me to test for shodan in Kyokushin karate... Maybe I should try training more??? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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not sure what shodan is, but I focused on my exam since last summer. That included studying, extra physical training (fitness) and even watching my diet somewhat. The last few weeks where filled with daily doing something for the exam...
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V. wrote: shodan
1st dan / 1 st degree black belt - It's japanese...
Wathcing the diet to get down to a reasonable weight sounds like a good a idea (it might take something like a decade, though... )
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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How the japanese would say here (at least how it would sound)
"Conuguratualationu V. San"
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Congrats. However:
V. wrote: The big change here was that not only was the amount larger, you also had to invent your own techniques and include a large quantity of what-ifs on existing techniques.
Is this about Fight club?
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Shhh - You shouldn't talk about that! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Fight club is the only live boxing match you could have with others using Skype
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ppsssstt...
Tyler Durden said: One does not talk about Fight Club!
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You hit me, I demand lots of cash.
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You do know I could just hit you again until you stop demanding cash, right? 
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Nice!
I went to Taekwondo* coaching when I was a kid, but gave up eventually because I chose gaming over it.
* Not sure if Taekwondo is even related to what your post is about, but still...
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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V. wrote: I'm even a tad proud on myself.
And with good reason; well done. 
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Gratulations sensei! You need to modify your pic 
I made my 3.kyu in Karate last sunday 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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It seems CP has it special forces commando...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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There are quite a lot of people training some kind of martial arts here, that's true. Strange, really, because computer nerds are not normally associated with such physical activities, are they?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I used to do it also, also was a fairly successful handball player (right backcourt), but stopped that when started doing computers more seriously (about 17)...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Congratulations!
You know that a black belt is nothing more than a white belt that just kept on training, right ?
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