Class and Practice log
Out_of_Bubblegum
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"Your belt may serve little purpose except to hold your uniform closed, but - the active striving to prepare for testing can be a great motivator to improve, and this is the true value of rank."
--Brett Malone
--Brett Malone
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Making this a general log rather than weekly for a while.
My practices recently:
Sunday: Black Belt Class
Mon + Tuesday: Home practice, bodyweight exercises.
Wednesday - Came down with COVID... ugh.0 -
That's a good idea.
I had to skip Saturday karate the week before last because of work. But this past Saturday I managed to go. We are catching up on kumite since we couldn't do much partner work through the pandemic.
I have started walking with my boyfriend on Saturdays and Sundays. He had an operation on his toe and is not very fit, so he can't walk far or fast. Still it is nice to be out in the fresh air. Plus my kids have been joining us! So that is a bonus: getting them out of the house and a dose of sunshine and oxygen!1 -
Nice!
I'm finally finishing isolation - been extra careful to avoid getting the rest of the family sick, so have been stuck in 1 room of the house for almost 2 weeks now.. had a moderate but not horrible case.
Looking forward to getting back to training!1 -
Saturday back to black belt class. Helping 3 students prepare for upcoming test - so did more watching than practicing. Did managed to get in some practice though - endurance will need some work to get back to normal, but overall not bad.0
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Oh my word! That is hectic. I am glad you are out of isolation now. I hope you don't have any long term symptoms.
Saturday was another kumite basics class (we have a lot to catch up on and some students joined during the pandemic and so have never done any kumite). Sunday we went for another walk0 -
Taught private lesson on Saturday, then to the gym Saturday night (yay - back to the gym!) - and then Black belt class on Sunday.
Overall, doing pretty well. Endurance is crap at the moment, and everything feels harder than it should... but I'm confident that will return with some work.1 -
Saturday was testing for 4 of the group I train with.. Overall they did fantastic, and I really enjoyed watching all the progress they've made!
Now that they are done with their testing, will be shifting gears in our Sunday classes, and will start focusing a bit more on my own training.1 -
On Saturday my phone died and so my alarm didn't go off. I woke up 5 minutes after I should have left.
I have been keeping up with the Sunday walks though. This Sunday we walked 3km and it nearly killed my boyfriend! I don't think he will go that route again any time soon0 -
Versicolour wrote: »On Saturday my phone died and so my alarm didn't go off. I woke up 5 minutes after I should have left.
I have been keeping up with the Sunday walks though. This Sunday we walked 3km and it nearly killed my boyfriend! I don't think he will go that route again any time soon
Nicely done on the walks! I hope that the rest of the month was more fruitful!0 -
I've been hitting it hard at the gym and practice, just been lazy to post about it here.
Sunday Black belt class, I was able to record the first 25 moves of my new 5th degree form - it will be a long time before I will consider it "good" - it's the most complex form I've ever practiced by far, and I have to forget damn near everything I know.1 -
I have also been scarce here, I'm sorry.
I have been going to Saturday classes regularly and I managed to attend a Tuesday evening class once1 -
So karate is back into the swing of the new year. We had our first class on Saturday and it was a black and brown belt class1
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Fantastic! I've had to forgo gym workouts for a while due to our gym being renovated via the slowest workers ever. a "2 week" renovation is now on month 3... and since it's HOA, it's not like they are losing revenue.
Anyway, I still am practicing and going to class regularly, just haven't been here much to talk about it!1 -
Had a solid weekend of practice, both Sat and Sunday.
Also going to try and add a Wednesday lunch workout in this week.0 -
That's great! Yeah, it seems life gets in the way of posting in here.
I have been added to the black belt candidate 2023 WhatsApp group for my karate. It seems my sensei thinks it's time for me to get my second dan. I don't think I am ready! Plus I don't know if I will have the time to put in what I need to. Not to mention the fitness!0 -
Been training - 1 to 2 x per week here lately, plus finally back in the gym after they shut it down for 3 more weeks.0
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Versicolour wrote: »That's great! Yeah, it seems life gets in the way of posting in here.
I have been added to the black belt candidate 2023 WhatsApp group for my karate. It seems my sensei thinks it's time for me to get my second dan. I don't think I am ready! Plus I don't know if I will have the time to put in what I need to. Not to mention the fitness!
Congrats! Sometimes having an external goal... like testing for 2nd dan.. can be an amazing motivator for growth. Dig in and get yourself ready!1 -
I've decided to rather focus on testing next year. That way I can build up my fitness and my confidence1
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So I partially tore my Achilles tendon attachment. I don't know when I will be able to get back to training0
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So just as I get better with my foot, I get diagnosed with high blood pressure and insulin resistance. I have been battling with side effects from the medication. Luckily it seems to be improving and I was able to train on Saturday.
Bonus, my youngest decided to start up karate again! I am thrilled!0
