Daily Archives: Friday, October 10, 2008

Tonight’s lesson with Tsumura Shihan was hard work but fun. It was still a little too crowded for my taste. We practiced kicking and sparring again followed by some Bo techniques. The pace was pretty intense. I forgot my belt at home and so I did not wear one. As a joke, Barrau Sensei offered me a white “belt of shame” and I said I would gladly wear it. The only problem was that it was too short and the ends ended up only about 6 inches long by the time I tied them. It fell off during the workout and I was told to just leave it and keep moving. The other instructors were told to remove their belts and tie them together. The instructors then stretched out the long ribbon of belts and we used that during kicking and sparring practice as a target to go over or … Continue reading →