sho dan test...Coral Springs

Well went to Coral Springs for the 38th South Atlantic Karate camp. Sensie Takashina was not there. He is still not feeling well...missed seeing him. Sensie Koyama was there from Arizona. I enjoyed his teaching and we all had a really fun time. Camp lasted Friday thru Sunday. Sunday I tested Sho Dan. I do not know the results of the test yet...but I felt I had a good test. If I passed great...if I didn't then I will go back and test again at the next camp. Either way I have learned a great deal about myself and karate over the last couple of years. I plan to keep it up at any rate....seeking to learn more about myself and the art.

Swim season is apon us.....summer time is here...so between karate, swimming and church..I believe I will be plenty busy.

It is friday

Friday is a good thing. I have to work a swim meet tomorrow in Talley. My son is doing a local karate contest at the Y tomorrow...wish I was gonna be there to compete too.
Have been training a good bit...hope to be ready to test for black belt in November. Training is hard. The more you work on things the more you criticise yourself. The more you criticise yourself the more you doubt yourself. But then you have a breakthrough and you feel good about what you are doing. I am stuck at that in between phase right now. Nit picking myself to death I guess. But I am determined NOT to give up.

Wife is still dieting...down 59 pounds.  She hasn't been feeling well last couple of weeks...so she has plataued a little. Hope she can get these last few pounds off soon. Proud of her.

More Spuds

Well we created a short movie with the potatoe....Luke went on an adventure and ended up getting spattered all over the place....to much glee from my son. He is planning on coming up with more movie stuff to film...so I will try and get it finished and uploaded to YouTube sooner or later.
Enough of that....
Went and worked the swim meet in Talley last  weekend. Wish we had a swim coach here again...since the old one is now gone. My son is agrivated about the whole issue....he just wants to swim...not put up with junk. Lesson to be learned here: Know the folks you are going to have coach for you well enough to know their character....just saying.

State Swim Meet

State Swim meet in Tifton this weekend. It will be fun as always. Am excited about seeing friends and talking to them. My son will do his best and have fun. And I will be there to enjoy it with him.... I am blessed.