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”
Written by Brody Hocking
Every year and over all the summers since I was in 7th grade all my friends would go to the American river to swim and hangout. We would go as much as 2 times a week. We just loved swimming and being at a beach since we aren’t close enough to an actual beach. We … Continue reading “Going to the river with friends”
Written by Brody Hocking
IMG_2823 The tournaments that are hosted at my dojo are really fun and I think I only missed a couple since I started at the dojo almost 8 years ago. They are smaller than other tournaments hosted in high schools but they are a good size just for practice tournaments. Sometimes they are a little … Continue reading “Dojo Tournament”
Written by Brody Hocking
IMG_2823 The tournaments that are hosted at my dojo are really fun and I think I only missed a couple since I started at the dojo almost 8 years ago. They are smaller than other tournaments hosted in high schools but they are a good size just for practice tournaments. Sometimes they are a little … Continue reading “Dojo Tournament”
Written by Elizabeth Clark
There are a lot of things I am grateful for with this challenge and being involved with the dojo again. One of which is new friends I am making along the way. Specifically, Elan. When Elan and I first met, she was always very helpful. I was very self-conscious about my technique after being out … Continue reading “New Friends”
Written by Jake Ross
This blog is for the 3rd day of the socal trip. I woke up around 7 am and we went to the same starbucks near the airport for breakfast. Since the bagel place next to the starbucks wasn’t very good, I got a coffee cake from starbucks instead which was much better. We then … Continue reading “socal trip blog #3”
Written by Jake Ross
This blog is for the second day of my trip to socal from a little more than a week ago. I woke up in the hotel room at around 6:30 and we went to a get breakfast at a starbucks that was down the road. Coincidentally, this starbucks was also right next to the … Continue reading “socal trip blog #2”
Written by Matt Nedresky
This past weekend was both eventful and fun. I was off work Friday and was able to play golf and catch up with a good friend then met up with some different friends for a work happy hour later in the evening. Saturday I played golf again, then went to an outdoor concert and dinner. … Continue reading “Summer Weekends”
Written by Elan Wilbur
I am healing and recovering quicker than I thought I would. It has been a little over three weeks since the injury happened. I can now do all of the requirement except full sit ups. I can do crunches. I did planks as a substitution when my ribs hurt when I lifted my head. They … Continue reading “Healing”
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Another book I am in the middle of is You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh. I have really enjoyed this book so far. One of the concepts in the book is mindfulness and being in tune with the task at hand. Instead of multitasking and divding your attention. I normally pride myself on being … Continue reading “Mindfulness”
