This month mark my 6th month since I’ve started Aikido. Yet it seem so far away to get the first level. I can only afford to attend practise once a week and somtimes I have to skip class.

Recently one of my seniors I admired got her first dan and we witness the moment she wore hakama. She was one of the first student in our women Aikido class to get that.

It was inspirational moment for us. Another of my senior said to me, “In the moment, lets just aim to wear hakama.”

I have to attend 30 days of class in order to get my first 5 kyu and wearing hakama seemed like a faraway dream, but I like this martial arts anyway and every step is one small step towards the goal untill you stop trying.