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    Awards Banquet

    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 was very hard to pick who I t…

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    • That was a really incredible awards banquet. Thanks for helping the event be a success. Congratulations on your award for teaching. The kids really enjoy you as a teacher.

    • I’m so glad you got to experience a “typical” school experience by getting ready with your friends. How fun! The pictures I saw were amazing. Maybe I can attend the banquet next year! Great job on making it a success!

    • Your and the rest of the team’s help in planning the event was huge in making it the success that it was!

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    Postal Service Colorguard

    This past week I got the opportunity to lead a Postal Service colorguard. This is one of the few colorguards that I’ve led that have gone really wrong. We had a couple new members on the team, so right off the b…

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    • If the flag didn’t hit the ground, and if you did your best, it was a success. Honoring the American flag is what is most important in any color guard presentation. Give yourself some grace. Take this as data for ways to improve and have a better presentation next time.

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    Sunday Training

    Every Sunday morning Avi and I go to the dojo to get some extra training time in. Normally when we get there, the first thing we do is makiwara. It’s an easy thing to get out of the way. Sometimes we will switch i…

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    • It’s great you and Avi train on Sunday morning together. Both of you can motivate each other. It’s a nice reward to go to Starbucks afterwards for a treat.

    • I’m so glad you can support each other in this! Way to work together towards the goal!

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    CPR class

    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 more. Learning about the human…

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    • I’m so glad the CPR class encouraged you to pursue nursing, as currently planned. It’s wonderful how karate affects so many areas of our lives!

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    Seisan Kata

    Attached is a video of me doing Seisan kata. I’ve been a little sick so this isn’t my best kata, but I still wanted to post it. Seisan has been my tournament kata for years and has won me many gold medals. Aft…

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