Training..and more

I have about resigned that I will be testing for black belt in November instead of August....I am just not mentally ready. As saddening as this may seem I wish to do my best and succeed...not to hear the dreaded "come back in 6 months". I have begun to make some physical changes to improve my health and endurance. I am hoping I can build that up and maintain by health over the course of training and afterwards. My back is still not 100%....so I have to watch it.  I will just keep plugging along and polishing my skills.

On another note. The wife is still on her diet....she is down 46 pounds...She has 21 more pounds to go to meet her goal...26 to be where she really wants to be. I keep praying she will make it before the end of the year like she wants to.

My mom goes today for consultation on her heart surgery. She will be having either a fix or a valve done next month sometime. We will know today what her prognosis is...Praying for that too.

kata and patience

I have been training daily to prepare for my next testing. The more I train the more I realize patience is more than a viture...it is a necessity. Karate is an art that requires your body to be able to do things consistanly the same, much like a golf swing. The only way to do this is repetition...at least for me anyways. Sometimes I find myself thinking I will get bored with such things as doing a kata every day. But the honest answer is no...I always find something I can correct....which is why you practice. Maybe I am learning even though it seems like I am not at times.
We shall see...