I have finished doing one kata 1,000 times. I picked Chinto as my kata. I did it three times almost everyday except when I was in jured or very sick. I feel like my Chinto kata has improved tremendously from day one. If you practice anything for almost a year straight it will improve. […]
Karate is not only about punching and kicking. Karate is also about kindness, compassion, and empathy. I recently finished my 1000 acts of kindness in my black belt challenge. I did at least three acts of kindness everyday. Here are examples of 20 acts of kindness that anyone can do also. You could give food […]
My community service project for the black belt challenge is with Run To Feed The Hungry. I have made a organized team called Zen Martial Arts. Anyone can join the dojo community on this walk or run. All of the proceeds raised will go to the Sacramento Food Bank. I feel there is a […]
This week and last week I taught more classes than the morning classes. Sensei Oliver and other black belt teachers went to Okinawa to practice karate for the week. I taught some evening classes. It is very different teaching a much larger class with all levels. There were white belts and brown belts near my […]
This weekend I went to Kaicho Chris Chase seminar. It was a very informative seminar. We warmed up with Seisan kata. Then we practiced bunkai for Seisan. I learned that stances are very important. For example, in horse stance an attacker can be thrown without much force if the defender has a strong horse stance. […]
Today is exactly three months until test day. I am making great progress on my black belt challenge. I have already finished the milage, but will continue to do it. If I continue to do everything daily, weekly, and monthly I will finish this challenge on time. I am excited about being able to complete […]
This week my ankle swelled up to the size of a golf ball. I injured it practicing karate. On Friday I could barely walk. I iced and elevated it most of the day on Friday. This weekend we went to Reno Nevada for a basketball tournament for my kids. I elevated when I could watching […]
This week I made some food for Sensei Warren. He is taking care of his wife full time. He is a model example of what you do for the people you love when they need you the most. I made some homemade blueberry muffins, some turkey burgers, salmon burgers, and fresh cooked broccoli and zucchini. […]
