cleaning house

It is amazing how much junk you accumulate. Seriously. Clutter is not my friend. I bagged up two bags of stuff to go to Goodwill this morning. And I seriously think it will take me 6 more months of throwing stuff away to get rid of it all....argh!!

Sensei

Sensei Takashina passed away last week. I was out of town when I heard the news. I will miss seeing him. He was a good teacher. I am proud to see his name on my belt. I am proud to have trained with him. He was a very interesting man. It is hard to put into words what he meant to others. But to me I will always remember his joy in seeing people perform well. He loved kids and it was great to watch how much he enjoyed working with them.
His memorial service is the 28th of Sept in Ft. Lauderdale.  I doubt I will be able to go, but I signed his memorial page.
I wish much peace and comfort to his family, friends and fellow karatika at this time.