Called my dad tonight and actually got him on the phone. I was telling him about our black belt requirements and he responds with "sounds great if you're retired". He isn't wrong, it's a lot of work to do every day for weeks on end. I did kicks in the living room and was working on doing turning kicks. Mark told me the kicks looked really good. Now if only they will let me test in my socks on carpet so I can look good on testing night.