Something that I’ve never really talked about on here before is how I keep track of all of my numbers for this test. So allow me to explain! My dad makes me a bunch of small notebooks using old magazine pages for the covers and recycled paper on the inside. I go through them so … Continue reading “Numbers Notebooks”
Written by Elinor Silack
This weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to compete in the Isshinryu Hall of Fame tournament. The team competing was me, Lucas, Eliana, Clark, Donovan, Gabe, Bekka, Gail, Sensei Debord, and Sensei. 3 days before the tournament I injured my thumb during sparring practice. I was devastated because I thought there … Continue reading “Isshinryu Hall of Fame”
Written by Olivia Ford
In the past two weeks of me being back in town from my vacation, I have been in the dojo every single day, multiple times a day so that I can catch up on all of my numbers. My dad and I go into the dojo every morning and do ten to twelve sparring rounds … Continue reading “Extreme Catchup”
Written by Elinor Silack
Last Friday, my family and I drove up to Arcata, CA to tour Cal Poly Humboldt. Senior year is approaching really fast and I need to decide where I’m applying for college. Honestly, up until this past spring I had no idea what I wanted to do after high school. I wasn’t sure if I … Continue reading “College Tour”
Written by Avi Martens
Hi everybody, sorry about the long gap in between my posts writing has really never been one of my strong suits. I recently went on an 8-day-long camping trip (super long, I know) for the 4th of July. For the first time, I got to invite my friends Marley and Layley to come with us. … Continue reading “Back Again”
Written by Olivia Ford
Last week I got back from my family vacation to the East Coast. We went to six different states, including New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts. These were all new states for me to visit. My family decided to go on this vacation because my sister went to Boston, Massachusetts, last … Continue reading “East Coast”
Written by Gail Mader
My students helped me celebrate my birthday by doing 52 sprawls with me! I teach LesMills BodyCombat every Monday and Wednesday morning. This 55-minute high intensity cardio class is one reason I started training in karate in 2017. I became certified in BodyCombat in 2015. It pulls moves from various martial arts (karate, tae kwon … Continue reading “Birthday Sprawls”
Written by Elinor Silack
Yesterday Olivia and I went on a day trip to Stinson Beach! It was very fun considering this was the first time we had gone on a trip without any parents. Before we headed to Stinson, we went to the dojo at 7:30am to get a few sparring rounds in. I knew that we would … Continue reading “Stinson Beach”
Written by Olivia Ford
During the course of this test, I have unfortunately fallen behind on a good chunk of my numbers. My pushups and sit-ups have been pretty consistent and I haven’t really fallen behind on them at all, but most of the other numbers I fell behind on. In order for me to catch up, I have … Continue reading “Four Hour Days”
Written by Elinor Silack
Today marks the start of the second month of my test! This past month I have really tried to stay on top of all my numbers and I have successfully done that. Currently I am a couple days ahead on my pushups and situps. It honestly hasn’t been hard for me to find motivation to … Continue reading “Month One Done!”
