2023-02-01

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

I’m back! After a month “off” it was great to get back to teaching. I even had another new student! I spent the first class going through basics, just to see how far everyone had progressed over the last month. Everyone seemed a bit sleepy, not least of all me, so I reminded everyone that attackers don’t care how tired you are. In fact, they’d prefer that you be tired and distracted so, even if you’re exhausted, you can’t show it. Your fighing spirit has to be like a lightswitch that you can just “flip on” at a moment’s notice.

In the second class my “senior” yellow belt showed great improvemnt in her kata. The other adult looks like his stance is coming along nicely and we spent the balance of the time working on Heian Yondan. Everything looks good!

2023 Remainder of January

My good friend Sensei David Bracklow, of ISKF Tempe, will be teaching my classes while my wife and I are on vacation. Train hard, everyone. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone when we return.