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”
Written by Olivia Ford
Since I started this test, I have fairly quickly fallen behind on some of my numbers. I think that it was just a lot at the beginning, and it didn’t take long for me to fall behind. Even though I still have many months left on my test and therefore many more months to catch … Continue reading “Catch Up”
Written by Olivia Ford
If you have been following along with my blogs, you might have noticed how I have mentioned my eating habits in a few separate blogs. In mid-August, right about when school started back up again, I started struggling with my ability to eat. There would be days when I would feel starving, but when I … Continue reading “Food Intake”
Written by Olivia Ford
This past week, to be perfectly honest, was very rough. I have been trying to make up for a lot of the pushups and situps that I missed while I was out of town, and it is proving to be very difficult. I know that everyone warned me of this, but it is so easy … Continue reading “Stressful Week”
