As I approach the end of the first month of my test, I am feeling much more comfortable with my daily numbers than I did when I first started. It has still been an incredibly difficult month, because even though I was already working out before the start of this test, it was not anywhere […]
Written by Olivia Ford
This past week, I have been more focused on getting my pushup and situp numbers in. Very quickly into the test, I fell behind on my pushup and situp numbers, so I have been working towards getting them back up. Assuming that I stay on track with what I am doing now, I should be […]
Written by Olivia Ford
After finishing my second week of this test, I feel a little better about how I am doing on this test than I was last week. The first week was hard with trying to find the balance between school, teaching classes, regular karate classes, homework, and also getting in all of my numbers. I think […]
Written by Olivia Ford
A week ago, I started my first day of my year-long black belt test. I don’t think it has fully sunk in yet that I am actually doing this. I started karate over eight years ago, and this has been my goal ever since I started, so actually beginning this test is surreal. There were […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Background- For those who don’t know my background, I trained in the 1990’s under Masters Ron and Dave Joslin. Back then, I tested and received my Jr. Black Belt back in 1998. I stopped training in 1999 when my family and I moved to Utah. I have kept in touch with Sensei Oliver over the […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I finished reading “You Are Here.” It walks you through the concept of mediation. I feel like even after a year of meditating every day, I still struggle. I have a hard time shutting down my thoughts. Some days are better than others. Overall, I believe I am making progress, but its slow lol. Everything […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I spent a week in Grand Cayman for a scuba diving trip. It was great weather. The diving was as good a 6 out of 10. I have been very spoiled with my diving lol, I’m a dive snob 😅 There was things to see, we did see the usual, rays, turtles, sharks (Nurse and […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
Ughhhhh…. I had a cough for about a week before my trip, which was March 1st. On my trip, I was fine, no cough, no congestion. I was able to dive and everything was great. Then I got home and the next day the cough came back. I am not sure if its allergies or […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I received an email at work the other day about a mama kitty with a baby. I went to the location and there were four adult cats and four kittens (one had passed). I was able to grab the remaining three kittens and transported them to A-Pal for evaluation and placement with a foster family […]
Written by Elizabeth Clark
I have been waking up between 4-430 for a few weeks now. The first week wasn’t too bad. Week two and three, I was hating life. This is week four, and I finally feel like my body has adjusted to waking up early. I get to the gym by 5 and get my workout knocked […]
