Article: Alex Bennett 7-dan Grading

[hamish]

You can view the page at http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/content.php/101-Alex-Bennett-7-dan-Grading

[Wookiesmurf]

Congratulations!

[Fonsz]

Wow. Congratulations are in order....

[hamish]

I am at Alec's place putting back a fair few bottles of NZ wine with Kan in celebration!! (Sorry Mike K., wish you were here)

Other huge news is our own contributor Ozawa Hiroshi sensei and NY's Kato sensei both passing 8-dan gradings on the 1st May.

We will be trying to interview Kato sensei over the next few days.

We called Ozawa sensei to congratulate him at 0110 Japan time, and despite gout he was still drinking in celebration!! There is a reason why he fits into the KW team!!

[b8amack]

Great work! Were you limping at the end, there?

[bluescreen]

Congratulations Alex! Now you still have to achieve the 10th dan in drinking :D
The new site becomes really great. Keep up the good work! ;)

[Neil Gendzwill]

Congratulations Alex! And that's a huge accomplishment for Kato-sensei as well.

[Halcyon]

Congratulations, Alex!

[Dozer]

congrats Alex!!! All of us here at STKYK are stoked for you looks like we may have to have a few CD's for you down at the local

[NorthernKendoka]

Congratulations Alex, well deserved.

[neko]

congrats alex! what a wonderful accomplishment! :)

BTW, do you guys have a list of the new 7-dans or know of a link with a list?

[Big One]

Salut to Alex. Will he be the first Non Asian Hachidan Sensei?

[Eric Montes]

Excellent..

[vyung]

That's beautiful, Alex. Congratulations on your huge accomplishment! Well done.

[ben]

Well done mate! Very impressive. What loot have you promised yourself? b

[Alex]

Thank you for your kind comments everybody. What "loot"? First thing I want is for this hangover to go away!:tired:

[758jo]

To echo everyone above...Congrats, Alex!

[MikeW]

Congrats to you Alex as well as Shozo Kato sensei and all others that passed shinsa that day.

[ShinKenshi]

Congratulations, Alex! And a big congratulations to Ozawa Sensei and Kato Sensei! Can't wait to have keiko with Kato Sense again soon.

[Fonsz]

Did the other guy pass? Just curious to know whether I saw it well or not.
It was cool and crisp if I may say so. But I bet you didn't feel that way.

[Eliza]

Congratulations! What an achievement!

[turboyoshi]

Wow, awesome achievement man, congrats.

[AlexM]

Congratulations!

I said it when he passed 6th dan and I'll say it again... Bennett must be getting old. 7th dan is no small accomplishment for a man his age after all :)

[Clement Guo]

Congratulations!

[ben]

Thank you for your kind comments everybody. What "loot"? First thing I want is for this hangover to go away!:tired:

Well I'm finally watching series 2 of "The Wire" and the wharfies in that show have a beer with a raw egg in it for breakfast. It could work.

By 'loot' I mean show us a picture of the new same do you promised yourself if you passed.

b

[Hisham]

Congratulations on such an awesome accomplishment from David Chan sensei and myself

[Thomas Bolling]

Heartfelt congratulations for your wonderful triumph, Alex! A fabulous achievement...!!

[Abramo]

Very well done Bennett sensei! I liked the video very much, impressive bouts.

Keep on celebrating! Kampai!

[tango]

congrats alex!!!!

[Mr. T.]

All of the people mentioned, congratulations.

Amazing achievement.

[Shinken]

All of the people mentioned, congratulations.

Amazing achievement.

Warmest congratulations from everyone here at the Invercargill Kendo Club, Bennett sensei. A remarkable achievement. Please come back and thrash us all again soon!

[kendokamax]

Wow, beautiful Kendo. You really deserve it!
The men strike in the first match was very nice.
Thank you for the inspiration.