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Daily Archives: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Karate 61 with Tsumura Shihan
I had a hard time understanding some of the Shihan’s instructions partly because I’m a little deaf, but mostly because of the unfamiliar Japanese – English mix of commands he was using and also the dojo was jam-packed with students and very noisy. My blood donation ended an hour before class. Because of that I took it easy on the push-ups and tried not to work my arm too much. Other than that it went well. Today’s class consisted mostly of punching and kicking drills and sparring practice. We learned some new techniques that I am sure were more about street fighting than karate, but I don’t know enough yet to be sure about this. As I expected, the Shihan adjusted his expectations (or seemed to) towards Marilyn and I because we are just orange belts. You can’t help but like him for that, ha ha. Tsumura Shihan seemed very … Continue reading
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Crater Lake, Oregon
Before I left Edmonton, it occurred to me that it would be really cool if I were to collect some volcanic ash that originally came from the eruption of Mt. Mazama in Oregon about 7500 years ago. In this eruption the cloud of ash reached all the way to the Edmonton region in Alberta and in the North Saskatchewan River valley there is a good exposure of this ash. I remembered visiting it in my days as a Geology student at the University of Alberta so I went back there and collected a sample. I was hoping to meet another athlete I know from an online running group who lives in Tacoma Washington and who is a triathlete, runner, biker, mountain hiker extraordinaire, and all around fanatical outdoors person. She often climbs Mt. Rainier and other mountains in the Northwest US coast. She seemed familiar with volcanoes and with earthquakes. … Continue reading
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