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Karate family

Last night I went to the karate studio. I spent an hour practicing punches and kicks in group class, and an hour in sparring class. Last night I was part of a karate family, we were joking and exercising together, learning from our mistakes and having fun. Last night, I

Second degree brown belt

Driving home, drenched in sweat, exhausted and grinning. I got my second degree brown belt today from Tracy's Karate today. //instagram.com/p/pZr9A9lfd3/embed/ One of my resolutions for 2014 was to get this belt. Second brown is the 6th of eight belts (black is the 8th), and the

The night before

My uniform is packed in a bag in my car, the karate pants sticky-rollered to remove cat hair. Calf compression socks and a hairband are under the pants, shirt and sports bra. My staff is lying in the footwell behind the driver's seat. I've got a spare mouthguard in the

Accomplished: 3rd degree brown belt

Four years, two months, and one day, that's how long it took me to get my third degree brown belt in Chinese Kenpo from Tracy's Karate. My first lesson was on Monday 17th November 2008, I got my brown belt on Friday 18th January 2013. That day I also got

Levelling up - Green Belt in Kenpo

Last night I passed the test for my green belt in Chinese Kenpo! I needed to learn 20 self-defense techniques and 8 kata, which are longer display forms, often incorporating some of the self-defense techniques. I started learning kenpo in November 2008 at Tracy's Karate. Green belt is the last

Sparring

The karate I learn comes in three parts: self defence techniques, kata (display forms), and sparring. I've been back in sparring class since January, and doing sparring lessons with my instructor before then to get me back up to speed after six months away. It's an odd thing to walk

Karate blue belt!

I tested for my karate blue belt on 30th August, and I passed! I study at Tracy's Karate, the Kirkwood location. After my test, Karen took me into the sparring class and introduced me as a new blue belt, Ben hugged me, Dan shook my hand, random people I don't

Sports injury

I never thought I'd have a "sports injury." At primary school, they made me take my glasses off for Physical Education lessons, so I could never see what I was doing. Didn't much like team sports in high school, except field hockey. I sprained both ankles badly as a small

Team Tracy's Karate FTW!

My first karate tournament was on Saturday 20th March. I was performing the Long 2 kata in the Senior women's beginner division. Hubby and I got to the tournament an hour before it started. Edgar, a Tracy's Karate black belt who is awesome at kata, helped me warm up, along

Karate Tournament on Saturday

I'm competing in my first karate tournament on Saturday March 20th, in Dupo IL. I'm performing a kata in the Senior Women's division. I've never done anything like this before. At school, I was the nerd in thick glasses who was good at maths and science, not the sporty popular

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