Happy Holidays! These past two weeks have been very busy but very fun. On my first week of Christmas break I went down to Huntington Beach California to visit family for the Holidays. My family and I do this every year and it’s always nice to see them. I had a great time in Southern … Continue reading “Lucas Grant: Week 51”
Written by Brody Hocking
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year, I know I sure did. Every year around Christmas I get to see all my family that I don’t see very often and it makes me really happy when I am able to spend time with them. That is one of the best parts of Christmas … Continue reading “Christmas break”
Written by Brody Hocking
This week was my first week of the hardest challenge I will ever face. My Black Belt test. So far I have felt extremely excited for this upcoming year but also a bit nervous too. I know I have so many people by my side and supporting me as much as they can and that … Continue reading “Beginning a new life”
Written by Jake Ross
I began my black belt test 12 days ago. It still doesn’t feel real that I have been allowed to begin this test. Over the next 13 months I must do 50,000 pushups and sit ups, complete a 1,000 mile journey, complete 1,000 acts of kindness, read 6 books, post weekly blogs, 12 video blogs, … Continue reading “The Beginning”
Written by Matt Nedresky
Today marks 1 full week completed of the One Heart Challenge black belt test. I am satisfied with my initial commitment to it but still anxious about keeping it up for 13 months. I also completed my 2nd marathon on 12/3. The race for me was also a big mental hurdle as there were several … Continue reading “Journeys Begin with a Single Step”
Written by Lucas Grant
Over the weekend I attended our in-school “absolute” tournament! It was a really good experience, and it was a great little test run before my final black belt test. How an “absolute” tournament works is you are put with a partner and you have top perforce kata, who even wins that gets a point, then … Continue reading “Lucas Grant: Week 50”
Written by David Brezinski
“A true friend doesn’t have guts; they beat you up and later plead with you to beat them back.”― Michael Bassey Johnson Today I am going to write about friendship and camaraderie. I believe both of these are interwoven and for me they have been a significant part of my karate training (and black belt) … Continue reading “Week 11 – David Brezinski”
