I run, therefore I am…1081 kilometers farther than I was Dec 31 2007
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
After a month and a half absence we were back in class yesterday evening and it’s getting to be really exciting. Marilyn and I missed just 4 classes while we were in the USA.
We are going to go three days in a row starting Thursday to various dojos because Tsumura Shihan, our chief instructor [...]
I think my knee popping is gradually getting better. This is my last class for about a month as we head off to the States. We might try visiting a dojo in San Diego but not likely to happen, really. It’s just a remote possibility.
It was so hot that I got some [...]
The last class of the summer season in Devon consisted of 100% black belts and…us. New belts and certificates were given out to the black belts who ranked higher in Toronto in both karate and kobudo.
We went through an extensive warm-up then practiced the x pattern using various blocks and punches, followed by a [...]
In the first lesson since the marathon, we went to the Elmwood Dojo last night. I loved that class as it was a small one and all about Kata with the Bo followed by karate Kata. We got there a bit early so after a warm-up I had a chance to practice my [...]
