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Day 5 #30daysofmartialarts #aokstrong #wildwildwest tonight was breaking. I haven’t broken since last spring. I got second. It was ok but it could’ve been much better. Tomorrow is kata and fighting. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv5haKQjDQb03LB8yndv2ZDHlUqvw8QJQaXDxA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ar5d3i56eky
Day 6 #30daysofmartialarts At the tournament today I was presented with my championship gi for winning breaking back in December. Pretty neat gi. I also took second in kata and third in sparring after losing a tight match 6-5 against a very tough opponent. It was a really awesome day. I have a lot to work on but I have so much to be proud of. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv71YZWj2iVf7nXFwsxVL_gdNShqsuNouKbz6g0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7giftwgezf8g
#30daysofmartialarts Day whatever. Kata night. Clearly I don’t practice enough. Pic 1: What the hell is going on with my arms? Pic 2: The aftermath. That look speaks volumes. #dirtyfeet #getyourmesstogether https://www.instagram.com/p/BwYVkpVjzlxf8hXy9c-vgiIyLTfreZD98TW1rA0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e5o57lnt3lid
#30daysofmartialarts today we worked on stances and movements. Sensei made an interesting comment tonight. “We’re not changing our stance in the movements, we’re moving within the stance.” I’d never thought about it like that before. I really liked his explanation though. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3KTqZFCVBTUe2gi0BFA7sn9sBmt3I4N2ks8g0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5u6smit2ay3g
Bob and I have been spending a lot of time together getting ready for my brown belt test. #nipponkenpo #30daysofmartialarts #karate @centurymartialarts https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDuG4wnCTj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=194iq7skiak18
We split the kids up tonight. Here’s a pic of me leading warmups with the bigger kids and Sensei leading warmups with the younger kids. #30daysofmartialarts #karate #nipponkenpo #fudoshindojo #texasassociationofnipponkenpo https://www.instagram.com/p/BosouJdHAxg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iqpri60swn99
There’s not much cuter than four year olds sparring. Gotta get those hands in though. #30daysofmartialarts #karate https://www.instagram.com/p/Bok7tMEnLmA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yffpmudgqd90
Last night was the hardest night I’ve had since I started karate. I’ve struggled a lot but last night nearly pushed me over the edge. I was so sure I wasn’t coming back that I went to the gym this morning to roll up my hand wraps so no one would get them. I cried all day today. I was done. I decided to go to the dojo anyway. I get there tonight and there’s a whole different set of challenges placed before me. I’ll talk about that in the coming days. * Here’s what I realized: I struggle because I feel completely inadequate. I feel like I don’t hit hard enough or kick hard enough and I’ll never get this. I’ve said over and over that I work twice as hard for half the results. But that girl, the one that believes that stuff, she’s insecure, and hates herself, and most days doesn’t want to live and I CANNOT let her win. If I quit, she wins. And I cannot let that happen. I won’t let it happen. I may face a bunch of tough guys and one hell of a tough chick @mmakat when I strap on the bogu at our dojo, but it’s not them I’m really fighting. It’s her. And I see that now. * It’s really weird to see how fast everything changed tonight. Amazing how trials will do that to you. #30daysofmartialarts #karate #thestruggle #honeybadgerkarate https://www.instagram.com/p/BoidgDnHPCy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n9soxhm46ad8
