Daily Archives: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Thank god that’s over. In a way. I am soooo sore! So I’m glad I get a rest after three solid days of karate. I get to rest all day Sunday, then Monday morning it is a half-marathon. I just hope my sore bits heal up enough. Today’s class was easy on our poor overworked muscles as there was no warm-ups (other than what we did on our own before the class) and no push-ups, or anything else. Right from the start it was all action. We learned Shiro Matsu No Kon. Shiro Matsu is the name of the person who created the kata back in the umpteenth century. No Kon mean it is a Bo kata. It means “The Bo kata of Shiro Matsu” or something like that. The Bo is a wooden staff similar to a broomstick but thicker and stronger at about an inch and a half … Continue reading →