Life has been a whirlwind lately. Lots going on in every area — personal, home, dojo, work — and it's left me precious little time to eat and sleep, let alone journal. Please forgive my lack of recent UBBT updates.
Our environmental clean-up project on the Emerald Necklace was a great time. Everyone seemed to have a good time working in the muck together. A great bonding and "environmental self-defense" experience. We weren't in the dojo, but we still managed to squeeze in some training after ward.
Our environmental clean-up project on the Emerald Necklace was a great time. Everyone seemed to have a good time working in the muck together. A great bonding and "environmental self-defense" experience. We weren't in the dojo, but we still managed to squeeze in some training after ward. An interesting opportunity for demonstrating "how the Black Belt attitude has relevance in everyday life" has come my way: I've been invited by a local, nonprofit "family nurturing" organization to speak on the subjects of goal setting, positive thinking, visualization, and persistence. Here's the twist: My audience will be a group of recent immigrants (most of them non-English speakers) who are facing the challenges of language, culture shock, working and paying the bills, and keeping their kids safe and in school. Apparently, someone in their organization thought that a local karate instructor and marital arts activist like me would make the perfect person for the task of encouraging and motivating such a group. I guess they're right in a way: no one earns a Black Belt without goal setting, positive thinking, visualization, and persistence. Same stuff, different application. I'm looking forward to making the connection. Okay, now, things are getting interesting!
Working with the wonderful folks at the Defeat Diabetes organization, I've decided to sign up for the MADDCAP program to educate the people in my community about the Diabetes. With their help, I'll be adding a health based curriculum component to what I teach at the dojo and in my community: this aligns perfectly with my concept of fitness, wellness, and healthy living as "self-defense."
Working with the wonderful folks at the Defeat Diabetes organization, I've decided to sign up for the MADDCAP program to educate the people in my community about the Diabetes. With their help, I'll be adding a health based curriculum component to what I teach at the dojo and in my community: this aligns perfectly with my concept of fitness, wellness, and healthy living as "self-defense."
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