The 4th Kyu for me focused a lot on furthering my understanding and situational awareness. It challenged me to consider differing viewpoints and to make the most of that for my advantage. A big part of this was the continued lessons on the throws and also the weapon of study. the Kusari Fundo . Its a chain with weights on the end. Nothing helps you stay focused like controlling a flexible (and potentially dangerous) weapon creatively without hitting yourself. I hadn’t ever really used anything like it, and I would have never thought of it in the way that it was taught in the lesson. This lesson broadened my awareness in that sense and also in other ways as well. Furthering my applications of the Kihon Happo, my general awareness of very day life with the multiple attackers section.
