I recently finished my 50,000 pushups, 50,000 sit ups, and 52 blog posts. I am very excited to have completed 50,000 pushups and sit ups. When I first started this black belt challenge I was skeptical that I would be able to do 50,000 of both. I asked myself how can I do that? Now […]
As we barely finish Thanksgiving and move into the Christmas season, I look forward to the new coming year. This year has been a trial for many reasons. There’s been lots of good things, however. I had many amazing experiences this year and created many memories. Also, I reflect on my black belt test training […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
This week I did my community service project. I created a team for Zen Martial Arts to run or walk Run To Feed The Hungry in Sacramento. It was a successful event. I had 21 team members sign up for the event. I raised 1,312.50$ for the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. The picture […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Continuing from where the last post left off, I wanted to finish my official report of Japan. From Okinawa, we went to Osaka and then Kyoto. Osaka is a large city with excellent food. Kyoto has beautiful temples and is very rustic. Both were amazing to see. After those cities, we went to the Hakone […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
This week I had a different role in the dojo. I did not compete in the sparring tournament. I was a judge. I was very impressed with all the competitors. They all used good control while sparring. They were courteous and well mannered to their opponents. No one was injured. One competitor showed fighting […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Written by I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Japan for 2 weeks with a friend from the karate dojo. I can’t speak enough amazing things about this country. The food, the people, the history, the cities and natural beauty. All of them have surpassed all expectations. First stop was in Tokyo for […]
Written by Matt Nedresky
I have finished doing one kata 1,000 times. I picked Chinto as my kata. I did it three times almost everyday except when I was in jured or very sick. I feel like my Chinto kata has improved tremendously from day one. If you practice anything for almost a year straight it will improve. […]
Written by Elan Wilbur
Karate is not only about punching and kicking. Karate is also about kindness, compassion, and empathy. I recently finished my 1000 acts of kindness in my black belt challenge. I did at least three acts of kindness everyday. Here are examples of 20 acts of kindness that anyone can do also. You could give food […]
Written by Elan Wilbur