What a beautiful art drawing. Your daughter is very talented. Now that you have announced your personal goal it becomes a real goal to achieve. Personal goals can be hard to achieve but, that’s one of the reasons this challenge is so rewarding.

Those 13 points are excellent! Glad you read the book and shared the wealth with us!

That sounds like a great book to read. Those are a great 13 ways to have strong mental strength.

Some great takeaways here. I’ll have to pick this one up.

Nice job! I’m glad you’re enjoying the kata you chose. You mentioned that you began learning this as a brown belt. At my first dojo, we learned this as a blue belt (if I recall correctly). It’s really interesting how alike and yet how different Isshinryu can be from one school to another. I hope you continue to enjoy doing all those jump kicks this year!

Chinto is an amazing kata! You will see so much progression in your kata over the next 13 months. Keep up the good work!

Chinto is a difficult but, rewarding kata. I hope you enjoy doing it 1000 times.

Looking good Elinor-San! In your progression toward 1000 reps, you’re going to notice so many small adjustments to make. Those small improvements add up to a next-level kata. It’s those invisible things that many practitioners never get because they don’t put this kind of work in.

It sounds like a packed summer of fun. Enjoy all the places you will visit and activities you have planned.

Awesome Olivia! Congrats on finishing your junior year! Enjoy your travels, JROTC camp, and your senior year!