Karate
The adventures of a karate student returning to the dojo after 8 years...
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while. On Nov 6, I’ll test for my second-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate . Karate is a significant part of my life, so this belt exam means the world to me (especially after my leg injury 2 years ago). I’ve
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Last year, I “broke” my leg due to stupidity . Stress fracture + sprained IT Band + quad muscle atrophy = 1 year of physical therapy, and some insults to injury . Most people relax by watching TV, playing video games, reading a book, or whatever it is
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That's why our Sensei and many other high-ranking black belts said to me last night. I torn my shoulder in Jan 07, then broke my leg in May 07, spending the entire summer on crutches. The irony is that we won a world karate tournament back
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well, at least i got it posted to youtube in the same year as the tournament. This is the event that we trained for every Saturday morning at 7am for 9 months. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVeHdvRBiLc
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Here's the link to my individual kata video. Note that this isn't the event we had been training the 9 months for. That's another video, which i hope to post, well, um, yeah, as soon as i can, considering this only took me 2 months to post =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD_nhXbktyc
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View Photos - I hope to have the video of our team kata and my individual kata posted this weekend. We took 1st place in the Women's Team Kata . It was really close, as the second place team did a fantastic job of Jion perfectly synch'ed. We did Gojushiho
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I'm competing in the FSKA World Karate Tournament in Las Vegas this weekend in Individual Kata and Team Kata. We (the team) have been training every Saturday morning at 7am since March 25th. I am so excited that this date has finally come. Team kata is
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Black is an awesome color to wear! Here are some pictures from tonight’s ceremony.
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Found out over the weekend that we had passed. Everyone going for shodan (1st degree black belt) had passed. Sweet. Technically, I’m not a black belt until the ceremony in mid-Jan when we have our belts and certificates handed to us. However, last night
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I won't know the results of the exam until our head teacher is ready to give them to us. I'm guessing they are waiting for our checks to clear before we can go to the bank and pay the 20 buck to stop the check. =) Wow, I’ve received several mails from
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Here I am, 13 days away from my black belt exam. I’m mostly concerned about having to do the 4 kicks each leg. This is where you do front snap, side snap, roundhouse, and back kick without setting your foot down. And of course they make you do it right
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Coming home today to see my karate exam results in 3 dozen pieces gave a whole new meaning to “the dog ate my homework.” What Kyle was able to find 2 hours later What Graham must have eaten
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I think they were just being nice to me and passed me. =) The results weren't nearly as bad as i thought they were going to be. It was kinda tough to focus just two weeks after Katrina hit. I definitely had an off night, but apparently it wasn't that
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It’s the pre-black belt exam, or what’s called the “pre-shodan” exam, that’s coming up in three weeks. <faints> The pre-shodan exam is when the head sensei of the dojo grades the students, and those that pass go onto the real black belt exam. And
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I’m getting ready to test for 1st kyu, again, for the third attempt (first two attempts failed due to injury). Yep, the rib has healed, and I’m back to running 3 miles 2-3 times a week. I started going back to karate last month, only attending once a
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