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On Sunday we had two Sankyu tests that included Seth Green and Tony Gaddis. 

Seth went first and showed a lot of improvement from his last test.  His arms were relaxed and he moved well from his center.  His tenchinage was beautiful to watch.  Not bad for a very difficult technique.  His randori showed a lot of good thought using the mat well and not getting too rapped up in his arms.  Way to go Seth on a great test!!

Then Tony tested and moved with beautiful posture.  You can see the power attached to the ground when Tony moved.  His iriminage showed a lot of connection to his partner and a good sense of line.  Then his randori was fun to watch as well utilizing the mat and mixing his techniques very well.  Way to go Tony on a great test!!

Congratulations to both test candidates on a great test effort overall.  Thanks to everyone who helped get these guys ready to test and for all the great ukemi.

Following the tests we all went to Pei Wei for dinner.  We ate good food and talked a lot about aikido as usual.  It was the perfect end to a training day.