There has been a lot that's been going on, and there's a ton of things that are coming up. I have a few big posts coming through the pipe soon (And one of them on a totally different website!) So, there shall be plenty happening in digital blogging land in the next month or two. …
Tag: Adventure
Back to Basics…Again.
I have going back to basics on the brain. A few months ago I wrote a post on the importance of fundamentals. How very key it is to make sure the basics of the activity are solid before one starts to pile on everything else. At the time, I was nursing a few chronic injuries …
An Entry! On a Guest Blog!
Oh, what a blur it has been.
Karate School Ownership: What I’ve Learned
The other day I was walking into the school and starting to get various things ready for the day. I had a few phone calls to make, a few contracts to enter, and some general upkeep that needed to be done. There was also the generally unglamorous task of cleaning all the bathrooms and giving …
Airport Adventures!
On the flight back from Orlando, there were several interesting things that happened. Well, maybe interesting is too strong a word to use. There were several unique things that happened on the trip back. And I was so proud of myself for writing them down with the goal of putting them in this blog. I felt …
U.S. Open Adventures: Disappointments and Realizations
The US Open is Big. Like, really big. They seemed to have rented out the entire Coranado Plaza Hotel at Disney. Everywhere I walked, there were martial artists huddled in corners sleeping on bags, and meandering around with preocupied expressions on their faces. But, no one is running through form in the middle of the …
Continue reading U.S. Open Adventures: Disappointments and Realizations
1 Week: Pre-event Jitters
I have one week until the US Open. And it's pretty terrifying. I've been working, training, and generally trying to push myself into something resembling comeptition ready. But, there are still times where I'm absolutely convinced that what I'm doing is a bad idea, and that I'll have no idea what to do. But, past …
Life and Love: Three Things Alaska Taught Me
It's the day after the wedding, and I'm leaving Alaska. It was a hectic storm of activity for the last few days. It was full of wonderful people, great stories, and some truly awesome food. Not to mention the most extreme location wedding I’ve ever been to. Never before have I ever had to ride …
Continue reading Life and Love: Three Things Alaska Taught Me
Sitting in an Airport: Thoughts and Beer
Sitting in an airport, waiting for God to come and take me away to a place that doesn’t look like the waiting area of an airport. Preferably on a plane. While I wait, I have discovered places they sell beer. It wasn’t an especially difficult trek, finding the beer. But, it was one that was …
WKC Nationals!
Tournament day! I was up at 4:50am and on the road by 5:15. There was an early morning drama of spilling a cup of water all over my laptop, followed by a very quiet, very intense, 8 minutes of hitting the power button and wishing REALLY hard. It did eventually boot up, and everything seems …
Kata Nerd 