I am currently in the middle of three books. One is called Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. This book is about how our ego can get the better of us and make us act certain ways. The best way I can describe it, is as mindset awareness. I can think back to different … Continue reading “Ego Is the Enemy”
Written by Jake Ross
(this was written in notes app on my phone. the wifi at the hotel wasn’t great) Today(friday) my aunt, my mom, my grandma, and I flew down to orange county for my cousin’s high school graduation. Our flight was at 1420(2:20pm) since it was going to be basically impossible to get my grandma to the … Continue reading “heading to socal”
Written by Elan Wilbur
On Friday the four white belts in my class received their yellow belts. I am so proud of them. They worked very hard on sparring kata # 1 to get their belts. Congratulations to all of them. Now they can move on to sparring. They have all the fundamentals to do it. How exciting for … Continue reading “White Belt Promotion”
Written by Brody Hocking
For a while now there have been litters of kittens that have been hanging around both my mom’s front patio arena and also my dad’s front patio. My mom loves cats and every time she sees a stray cat that hangs around our house she tries to capture it and take it to a cat … Continue reading “Fostering Kittens”
Written by Jake Ross
Today is day 181 of the test, or a little over 6 months. It feels crazy that these 6 months have gone by so quickly. I want to take this blog post to reflect a little bit on these last 6 months. This challenge is the most difficult thing I have ever done, and it … Continue reading “Six Months”
Written by Matt Nedresky
For all you math people out there, feel free to correct my attempt at being clever with the title. I just wanted to reflect on the push-ups and sit ups requirement for the blackbelt test. I am getting what I thought was over the daily allotment done nearly every day and I only feel I’m … Continue reading “Ups(Push + Sit)”
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Starting to get some consistency going again. I am still behind on my numbers but I am happy to be getting some sort of consistency back in. Spring/Summer months are busy for me. We are getting busier at the Wildlife Center. I try to take things one day at a time. And do what I … Continue reading “Consistency”
Written by Matt Nedresky
During our black belt class, we go over passages from The Book of Five Rings each week. This past week, we discussed “annoying” your opponent such in a way to keep them off guard during battle. “By striking unexpectedly and decisively at locations where the enemy is unprepared can unsettle their thoughts”. In other words, … Continue reading “Trying New Things”
Written by Elan Wilbur
I am facing a large challenge and postponement in my training. I went to the doctor about my hurt rib. Fortunately x-rays showed no fracture or brake. I have trouble taking deep breaths, sneezing, coughing, and laying down. It is painful. At least it is only a bruise. I have to take a little break … Continue reading “Challenges”
Written by Elan Wilbur
I received my black stripe on my belt this week. I am officially a black belt candidate. I have been training for it for over five months now. I am keeping up on all the training. The most challenging part for me is sparring. I sparred twice this week to make up time from last … Continue reading “Black Stripe”
