2005 Workouts #59 – #61…

I had two workouts before I headed on vacation, they were relatively standard fare. The stress of the test being off for a bit is definitely a Good Thing. That being said, I’m able to enjoy my karate a little more now instead of obsessing over every detail.

During this past Saturday’s workout, Garls-san, , and myself tried to go through Jitte, Hangetsu, Nijyushiho, and Gankaku. We made it through most of them with the exception of Gankaku, which we couldn’t collectively remember. Matt and I did several bouts of sparring during the workout, which was very good for the both of us. Its been too long since I’ve been able to spar Matt and enjoy it.

It appears that Hickman and McCabe-san are going to be taking their brown belt tests again soon. It appears that Hickman is training quite a bit on his own, but I’m worried that he’s training the wrong habits when he’s outside of the dojo, negating any help that we give him while he’s in the dojo. I hope he’s able to perform on the test, or else it could be a rough go at it.

Brown belt is hard to get.