Covid is awful.  I tested positive on Monday.  I had all the symptoms.  I had a fever, body aches, soar throat, headache, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and extremely tired.  This is my first time getting it.  I…

On Saturday I was very busy.  I went to two karate classes in the morning.  One was regular class and the second was weapons.  Then in the afternoon I went to Juneteenth Festival at Black Miner Bar.  It was an int…

I have a fear of failure about sparring.  I often struggle and have a hard time sparring.  It is the part of karate I most doubt myself.  So many types of attacks and scenarios coming at me all at once.  It is har…

I am healing and recovering quicker than I thought I would.  It has been a little over three weeks since the injury happened.  I can now do all of the requirement except full sit ups.  I can do crunches.  I did pla…

On Friday the four white belts in my class received their yellow belts.  I am so proud of them.  They worked very hard on sparring kata # 1 to get their belts.  Congratulations to all of them.  Now they can mov…