In the last few weeks I have observed and been a part of testing. Many of the young ladies in our dojo have been testing for brown belt. It is really rewarding to see them go through the process of advancing to brown belt. Some 0f them did not pass their kata test the first […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I finished this book the other day, Start With Why by Simon Sinek. This book was the hardest for me to read. Which is hard for me to say because I love Simon Sinek’s podcasts. I could listen to him all day. But reading his work was a struggle for me🤔. I liked the concepts […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
In a personal quest to be overall more healthy, I am finding how important good eating is to just plain feeling good. I found limiting sugar to be the most beneficial so far. Having dessert or eating something sweet before bed really effects my sleep negatively. I love food in general but especially sweets. By […]
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Written by Brody Hocking
My journey to becoming a black belt is going great so far. I’m glad that I am ahead in the game with my push-ups and crunches, miles, acts of kindness, and I’m on track with my meditation. I do feel like I still need to work on making more time for my kata and more […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I sprained my knee about a month ago on January 19th. I am still recovering, but getting a little stronger every day. I went to the Monday morning class that Elan teaches. I really needed to get on the mat and see how things felt. We went through the upper body basics. It was a […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
I went on a bike ride yesterday with a friend of mine on the American River trail. We tried to fit it in before the weather came but of course the weather came early. We had planned on a 20-30 mile ride but the wind and rain started around mile 10, when we were the […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
This week was difficult to train. I had a terrible cold. I had a throat that burned, non stop runny nose, headache, sneezing, coughing, and was very tired. Thankfully I was covid negative. I taught my classes and went to class with a mask on. This is one of those weeks when training was challenging. […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
Two weekends ago, I had a rare opportunity to completely surprise my mom for her birthday. My sister and her family took my parents to Disney World in Orlando, FL for my mom’s birthday. My brother and I unfortunately had to work the weeks before and after. My sister wanted to have us come on […]
Written by Phillip Debord
When I was coming up in karate the topic of emotions was not reguarly discussed. If it was it was in the context of anger. I heard the classical tale of the fisherman and the samurai. The moral is, if your anger goes forth, withhold your hand, and if your hand goes forth withold your […]
