This week I finished one of my black belt challenge goals. I have reached 1,000 miles. I cannot express how flabbergasted, excited, and happy I am in words. When I first started the black belt challenge I did not know if I could do any of the challenges. I just decided I would try everyday […]
This is an excellent book to read for a general getting ready to go to war. I am not a general who is leading an army to war. There are however interesting concepts to use in sparring. “In battle there are not more than two methods of attack the direct and the indirect, yet these […]
I am reading The Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi Art Of Strategy. We are also reading it as a group. There are so many concepts in this book to learn from. One of the concepts I can relate to. “If you train diligently in this skill, you will get to the heart of strategy itself and […]
I have good news. I participated in the kata tournament at the dojo. I won 1 st place in my division. There were four of us total. I also competed in weapons kata, but I did not place. There were five of us. I have more work to do to improve my weapons katas. […]
I finished reading Way Of The Peaceful Warrior A Book That Changes Lives. It was a unique book. I don’t think I have ever read a book like this. It was hard to tell if the main character Dan is imaging the other characters and actions in the book. Are they reality or imagination? There […]
This week I was fortunate to be able to camp and visit Yosemite. We left on Monday afternoon and arrived at 5 pm. After a quick dinner we went on a bike ride around the valley floor. It is such a breathtaking spectacular scenic place. There are enormous granite cut mountains from glaciers, a river, […]
This last weekend I went to my daughter’s swim meet at North Natomas Aquatic Center with City of Sacramento Aquatics Recreation League. It was inspiring watching all the kids from 7 years old to 17 swim. Some look like they have just started being able to swim 2 laps while others look like they are […]
I am a little over halfway through the black belt challenge. My numbers for most of my requirements are on track to be able to finish everything. My sparring is a little less than all the others. I had to take time off for injury and covid. I hope to make up time by going […]
