Daily Archives: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

In a freezing winter storm/gale/monstrous raging blizzard with a wind chill of minus 376 F and against 70 foot drifts of ice and snow in a 239 MPH wind, off we went to the dojo for to get whacked. We beat on each other until we were black and blue. The blue bits were much bluer than the frozen blue bits. We broke each others arm and legs as we fought bitterly until there was one person left standing. Or should I say kneeling in a pool of his own blood. I might be exaggerating here. A bit. But it might have made for a more interesting post than what I’m about to say next. We practice kata and kihon kumite. That’s about it. No one was hurt. It’s winter, but a mild one, though it is relatively much colder than it has been in a while. We found out … Continue reading →