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Swords!
National Karate is going to start doing (Japanese) sword forms, starting at black belt level. Cool. I have a couple years to wait, but presumably Fiona will be starting soon. She's having a blast learning to use the kamas, and she's picking up that form quickly. I hope to get a video up of her doing it soon.
I had my class tonight. The black belt class was right before mine, and I was watching some of the first degree, second degree, and third degree forms. It was fascinating to watch. I was thinking, just think, by the time I'm about fifty, I'll be doing that. Will I really look that confident, that powerful, that fierce? I guess so--I remember thinking the same way when I was a white belt, watching the red belts, and damn, here I am a red belt, and yes, I can lock out and hold a side kick and yes, I can kick to the head, at least sometimes. I'm very excited about karate and enjoying it very much--despite a couple of rocky sparring classes lately. It's enormous fun.
Delia starts pre-testing for black belt next month.
I had my class tonight. The black belt class was right before mine, and I was watching some of the first degree, second degree, and third degree forms. It was fascinating to watch. I was thinking, just think, by the time I'm about fifty, I'll be doing that. Will I really look that confident, that powerful, that fierce? I guess so--I remember thinking the same way when I was a white belt, watching the red belts, and damn, here I am a red belt, and yes, I can lock out and hold a side kick and yes, I can kick to the head, at least sometimes. I'm very excited about karate and enjoying it very much--despite a couple of rocky sparring classes lately. It's enormous fun.
Delia starts pre-testing for black belt next month.