My Black Belt test is coming up really soon on January 11th. There isn’t really much I can do to prepare for doing kata and sparring in front of a couple hundred people but practicing kata and working on my cardio. I’ve been working with my personal trainer on preparing my stamina for the test […]
New Years is always a really exciting time because it is a time to start something new. Either something small or something life changing. This new year is the year that I turn 18 and so I want to make changes to be more independent in my life since I will be going off to […]
Written by Brody Hocking
I’m almost at the end of the test and I have finished mostly everything. I have to say everything I have done this year has been really challenging and I am proud of myself for getting through all of it. I am complete with all of the 50,000 pushups and sit-ups, 1000 miles, 1000 rounds […]
Written by Brody Hocking
My personal goal was to teach karate and be successful as a teacher. I was very nervous to start teaching. It is hard for me to talk in front of people and be the center of attention. I was afraid everyone would stop coming to my morning classes after their free month of karate was […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Today me and two of my friends took a trip to the San Fransisco area to go to the beach for a little day trip. It ended up being pretty cold so we decided to go hiking instead. There were some long hiking trails around that area and some of them lead to abandoned bunkers […]
Written by Brody Hocking
Christmas is always a special time of year because of the gifts, family, and traditions. Every year I spend the morning with my mom and this year with her new husband too. We open some presents and then we eat a breakfast casserole my mom always makes the night before, it has eggs, sausage, mushrooms, […]
Written by Brody Hocking
Christmas and New Year’s is one of my favorite times of the year. I love it because I get to spend time with my own immediate family but, also family I only see once or twice a year. We went to my in laws on Christmas Day. We go to my aunt and uncle’s house […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Every year on Christmas Eve I always go to a family party at my aunts house. I always get to see my cousins that live in LA which is really exciting. Everyone brings a food dish to share and some cousins do a gift exchange too. It is always great to be with a lot […]
Written by Brody Hocking
On December 14th my mom got remarried, I was very excited and happy for her and her new husband. I had the pleasure of walking my mom down the aisle and giving her away. We had it in a small room at a local brewery in Sacramento. We had to buy and set up all […]
Written by Brody Hocking
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