So far, recovery has been ok; the first week was mostly just spent sitting or lying down with my knee immobilizing brace on. I had crutches to use whenever I…

I know what you’re thinking: “Avi, another injury? Jeez, what did you do this time? Was it sparring? Did you try to get off the shomen again?” Nope, I just…

This past month, I think, has been the hardest of my test so far. Sadly, my Oma (great-grandmother) passed away late this month. It was a really big loss to…

Since the beginning of our test, Elinor and I have been meeting up at the dojo on Sunday mornings to get extra numbers in. We normally focus on sparring since…

On Sunday, our dojo held an Awards banquet. We’ve spent the last few weeks planning it: seating, tickets, nominations. It was fun getting to see which students people nominated. It…

Just a few weeks ago, our dojo had a CPR/AED first aid class. It was awesome! It covered CPR, Stop the Bleed, responding to choking incidents, recognizing heat-related symptoms, and…

My karate journey started when I was 7 years old. My brother had joined 9 months prior and was actually the reason I joined in the first place; unfortunately, we…

Most people in my day-to-day life don’t know this, but these past few years I’ve been having fairly bad joint issues. I’ve been hypermobile all my life. I’ve got bendy…

First week of junior year done! I’ve got a super packed schedule this year with work, karate, school, and fitting my numbers in, so my weekdays are super crazy. Luckily,…

Hi everybody, sorry about the long gap in between my posts writing has really never been one of my strong suits. I recently went on an 8-day-long camping trip (super…