I've been focusing on getting back into shape this past week, and I'm dragging my students with me — literally kicking and screaming. (But this IS karate after all, right? Kicking and screaming is normal!) I've posted the week's exercises on the "torture board" by the dojo entrance, and every week we add another drill, or increase the repetitions from the week before. Sometimes we do both. The way things are going, we'll all be lean and mean by mid-February!
Things are going great at our dojo. The senior students are working on advanced forms in preparation for Black Belt testing, and the intermediate students are developing, launching, and completing their service and leadership projects, which they must complete to advance in rank. The beginners are coming into their own, too, learning the fundamentals of the art and adjusting to traditional training. Everyone is having fun. And the dojo is growing, too — we're expecting 8 new students this weekend, which is a HUGE injection of new energy for our tiny school. I'm feeling pumped!
I'm continuing to learn about nutrition, Diabetes, and how to care for our little Ava. One of the local schools here is interested in having me be a presenter for Health Week. One of my potential topics: Diabetes awareness and prevention for at-risk youth. A whole different kind of "self-defense" training.
This week life is hard, but life is good!
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