One of the requirements for the black belt challenge is empathy training.  We are to spend one day without speaking.  I choose to do it on the dojo cleaning day because I would be around many people.  It ce…

I am getting close to finishing my black belt challenge.  I have a few more requirements to complete.  It is hard for  me to think that over a year ago I was asked about doing this.  I would have never bel…

Every year after Thanksgiving most of the cousins in my family and their parents go to see a movie, usually a Disney movie, in the mall downtown. This year we got to watch Moana 2 which turned out to be a really…

Thanksgiving is always a special time of year for me especially since I have a huge family and a lot of people I don’t usually see at family events. During Thanksgiving I’m usually at my Aunt’s house on my dad’s…

IMG_6062 This tournament was unlike any tournament I have ever been to in my life. It was a really fun experience but it was very different. I thought it was just a normal karate tournament but it was all types of…