I am facing a large challenge and postponement in my training.  I went to the doctor about my hurt rib.  Fortunately x-rays showed no fracture or brake.  I have trouble taking deep breaths, sneezing, coughing, an…

I received my black stripe on my belt this week.  I am officially a black belt candidate.  I have been training for it for over five months now.  I am keeping up on all the training.  The most challenging part for…

This week I chaperoned my daughter’s trip to Catalina Island.  It was an amazing trip overall.  We went day snorkeling, night snorkeling, day kayaking, night kayaking, hiking, paddle boarding, archery, visited the…

Today I competed in the Gold Rush Invitational Traditional Karate Tournament.  I demonstrated Chinto for kata and Tokumine No Kun for weapons.  I won two gold in both kata and weapons.  I had one competitor in ka…

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