16 July, 2017

Matt gets his (temporary) black belt

Saturday was the culmination of 10-15 July's week-long ordeal.

There was the gauntlet, which partly means Matt beating and being beaten up by girls (video credit to PJ Maughan):



There were these (3) broken boards:























There was this great big blasted brick:






















There was ritual and human symmetry, as in the conclusions to the 1977 Star Wars movie, or Triumph of the Will:















And maybe the longest award ceremony ever. Don't worry, though. Matt was sitting up straight and paying attention for the whole time!
















"Richard?!" (Think Tommy Boy):














Happy graduates:
















Cool artifacts of a very successful day. Congratulations Matt!




















In sum: