January 30th, 2010 at 2:10 am
What is Special Training? It's a famous SUPER intensive training camp of SKA. Brad (Nidan), Spencer (Ikkyu), Lynette (Sankyu - First-timer!) and myself (Yodan) all completed our STs successfully. Brad and I make it every year. This winter we had Spencer and Lynette with us. So glad!
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January 22nd, 2010 at 10:40 am
Off to Special Training!
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January 18th, 2010 at 1:29 am
The practice last Sat was interesting. I had all six students (most of them were white belts) create their own kata. I told them to use the floor plan for Taikyoku Shodan, and to make it simple and
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January 11th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
My thoughts for this evening: "Grateful"
I am grateful. Grateful, for those who push me to be my best, challenge me to be my strongest. Grateful, for those who expose my weaknesses and test my strengths. Thank you for a great practice! » read&nbs
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January 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 pm
2010 is Year of the Tiger! This year is "special" for us Shotokan karateka.
Yesterday (January 2) we had the very first practice for the new year. We just did katas. Many katas.
I tried to see and feel imaginary opponents. We did the same kata again and again until we felt really good.
It was fun! T
December 15th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Sometime in November 3 years ago, I ascended the stairs to
the Yoga room for my first karate practice in well over 20 years. Oh, how those stairs seemed endless. The weight of fear and nervousness pulled
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December 15th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Yana is back; her family just moved back to Redding. It's great to have her strong spirit in class!
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December 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Finally, Sankyu! It's taken my over three years of training...and I wasn't sure I could make it honestly, but I did :.) and it feels so good! I am so very grateful for my teachers Hiroko, and Brad, especially this last year which has been a tough one for me as I lost my Dad in September and had to miss several months
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December 2nd, 2009 at 1:32 am
Redding Shotokan had Fall Kyu Test on Nov. 14th. We are happy to announce that all members demonstrated great progress.Peter G. -- Rokkyu (6th kyu)Heather K. -- Gokyu (5th kyu)Nikki K. -- Gokyu (5th kyu) Abbie R. -- Gokyu (5th kyu) Wil
November 28th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Back in the distant past my karate sensei, Jim Dunlop, warned his students about "plateaus" in our training and development. These are the times when you just can't seem to make any progress; much of the time you feel like you're devolving, not evolving.
Jim's advice was to just keep practicing, keep pressing. The
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