One of the many tasks that I need to complete on my black belt test is doing 15 minutes of meditation every day. I don’t talk about it a whole lot on here, so I’m going to talk about it in this blog. Meditation was one of the most difficult tasks for me in the … Continue reading “Meditation”
Written by Olivia Ford
Over this weekend, I participated in my JROTC’s Bataan Death March. Every year, we do the Bataan Death March in honor of the thousands of American and Filipino POWs who died during the Bataan Death March in 1942. In April of 1942, the Japanese forced 78,000 prisoners to walk 65 miles in brutal conditions. Thousands … Continue reading “Bataan Death March”
Written by Olivia Ford
This week at my school is finals week. This is the last week of the first semester, so I have a week of early release days, but also a week filled with lots of hard tests. Because I am now an upperclassman, I don’t have as many hard curriculum classes, so I only have three … Continue reading “Finals”
Written by Olivia Ford
I started training at this dojo because of my dad. I did a tumbling class when I was 7 at the Coloma Community Center, and just a few doors down was Zen Martial Arts at the former location. My dad decided to get me started with classes at this dojo, and I’ve been with it … Continue reading “My Dad”
Written by Olivia Ford
Happy New Year! This is officially the year of my black belt test. It’s honestly surreal to think about that, considering I’ve been doing karate for almost 9 years. Getting a black belt has always been a really big goal for me in my training, and the fact that I’m going to be testing for … Continue reading “New Years”
Written by Olivia Ford
I’m only about halfway through my winter break, which is very nice to still have some time left. I have been spending a lot of time catching up on my pushups and sit-ups, but I have also spent time with my family. We always host my mom’s side of the family at my house and … Continue reading “Christmas”
Written by Olivia Ford
Over the past few weeks, I have been really focusing on catching up on all of my numbers. I know that I still have about ten months until my official test day, but I want to try to get all of my numbers caught up now, so that I don’t have to stress about it … Continue reading “Time Off”
Written by Olivia Ford
I finished my second book for my black belt test! This book is called “The Laws of Simplicity.” The book is essentially about how you take your chaotic lives and try to make them simpler. It talks about how hard it is to drop old habits in order to create new ones, but how important … Continue reading “The Laws of Simplicity”
Written by Olivia Ford
Last week was Thanksgiving Break, so I got a full week off of school. It was really nice to get a week off of school and work because it’s been pretty stressful with how many hours I’m away from home each week. I tried to take it as a way to reset a little bit … Continue reading “Thanksgiving”
