This week has been very exciting! I started my first job on Sunday at the Unitarian church here in Auburn. Also, I was finally able to get my Driving Permit! Now, I need to take a driving lesson so I can drive on…

This week was packed full of new (and old) karate experiences. There was a tournament up here in Auburn at Master Bennati’s dojo. This was the first time I had been back there since I came to Zen in 2020. I was v…

Wow. To say I am impressed with Dirk and David is an understatement. I am very grateful to have been involved in their test and it was amazing seeing what lies ahead for me and Lucas. When they began their tests,…

One of my favorite parts of this test has been the 1000 Mile Journey. It has been getting me out into nature and I am very happy about that. There is so much to see and I have definitely gotten more motivation to…

I started my test on the 1st of December 2022. Over the next year, just like Lucas, Dirk, and David, my goals are to do 50,000 pushups and situps, 1,000 rounds of sparring, and 1000 reps of a kata. December was a…