I recently took up doing yoga once a week. I feel it is excellent for both mental centering and flexibility. I already feel the difference in my karate flexibility after 2 weeks. Helping with my kicks and comfort with movement. Yoga has always been something I’ve strived to do but have had difficulty keeping motivated … Continue reading “Yoga”
Written by Jake Ross
This year my dad, my great uncle, and I went to the Indycar race at Laguna Seca. Laguna Seca is the most famous track on the west coast and is super fast and technical for the drivers. The track is home to a section of track called “corkscrew” which features as 6 story drop from … Continue reading “friday practice”
Written by Elan Wilbur
On Saturday I was very busy. I went to two karate classes in the morning. One was regular class and the second was weapons. Then in the afternoon I went to Juneteenth Festival at Black Miner Bar. It was an interesting festival with food vendors, vendors selling clothes, jewelry, purses, hats, etc, horseback riding, kayak … Continue reading “Busy Day”
Written by Jake Ross
Last thursday I received the black stripe on my belt. This means that I am now officially doing my black belt test. It feels crazy to see how far I have progressed since I began karate back in 2016. Then I was some 8 year old kid who wanted to learn some self defense, and … Continue reading “black stripe”
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Backtracking a little, I sprained my knee back in January. I started running a few months ago, just short jogs. This last week I tried to do some sprint work and my knee started aching. I was trying to figure out what was wrong. I broke down my stride. It’s hard for me to lengthen … Continue reading “Adapting”
Written by Jake Ross
During the second semester, finals week starts on a friday since the school year ends on a thursday. This year the first finals day was periods 1 and 6, which was spanish and history for me. During spanish we did nothing since we had already done our final. I basically just watched netflix/youtube for the … Continue reading “finals week semester 2/ last day of school”
Written by Jake Ross
After returning from socal, both my mom and my aunt got sick. Not really sure what it was, it may have been covid, but we aren’t sure. Because of this, I couldn’t go to my dad’s house on that saturday like I usually do. On the following sunday (6/9) there was an f1 race, which … Continue reading “Canadian gp sunday (6/9)”
Written by Matt Nedresky
I was golfing with a friend of mine and he told me that a fundamental of the game is “always have a target”. Of course, in golf, it is crucial to always be aiming your shot at something and hoping the ball goes to where you want it to go. Otherwise, if the focus is … Continue reading “Always Have A Target”
Written by Elan Wilbur
I have a fear of failure about sparring. I often struggle and have a hard time sparring. It is the part of karate I most doubt myself. So many types of attacks and scenarios coming at me all at once. It is hard to react and counter so quickly. I try to not freeze up, … Continue reading “Managing Fear”
