I have spent the last six months adjusting to being a black belt. I have learned some interesting things and one that stuck out, just recently, is the lack of ego. Too much ego, not enough brain…. When I was coming up through the ranks, I was very concerned about what others thought about my… Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2010
Black Belt; the Karate journey has just begun.
First, let me back up to the beginning of June….. It was a week before my Karate examination for Shodan and I made sure that I did everything I could to take my black belt on the day of my exam. I trained harder than ever before. I did over 300 katas in the two… Continue Reading
Japanese Karate terms and numbers (Updated)
Even though, my rank examination is now over, I still need to keep up on my Japanese Karate terms. This list is not all inclusive since these are only the terms that the examiners in my club use. Uke – Blocks: Gedan Barai – Downward block Age Uke – Rising block Soto Uke – Inward… Continue Reading