UBBT: Letter of intent

[Tai Setser-Pfleger]

In 2010-2011 I will be participating in the Ultimate Black Belt Test to empower my mind, body and to accomplish the requirements to be able to test for the rank
of Sho Dan.

I plan on doing the following:

• 150 push-ups daily
• 150 crunches daily
• Approximately four 2-minute rounds of sparring (any style) 5-days a week
• 3 repetitions of all Isshinryu kata every day
• 15 minutes of Daily Meditation/Prayer/Breathing time daily
• Walk, run, swim, or bike 3-miles daily

This journey will be starting on December 1^st 2010. I am looking forward to the challenge and to the end result!

My UBBT 2011 Requirements

• No Quitting
• 50,000 Pushups & Crunches (150 per day)
• 1,000 Repetitions of every kata (3 repetitions daily)
• 1,000 Mile Journey (run, walk, bike or swim) (3 miles daily)
• 1,000 Acts of Kindness
• 1,000 Rounds of sparring
• 15 Minutes of Daily Meditation/Prayer/Breathing Time
• 1 Personal Victory – Quit Smoking
• Weekly On-line Journal Entries
• Empathy Training (Spend a day blindfolded/mute/in a wheelchair)
• Two Video blogs
• Seek out a Master
• Community Service project
• Read 6 books
• Memorize the Black Belt Pledge
• Essay on What a Black Belt Means to Me

[Mike Oliver]

For those of you doing the UBBT with Mr. Setser-Pfleger and myself, you will see that our goals are a little more complex than most of the others. That's because the UBBT is about challenging the individual. For the rest of you, this a chance to live like a black-belt. For Mr. Setser-Pfleger, this literally is his black-belt test.

I'm looking forward to this journey with you Sir!