7.02.2006

why the hell am i doing this?

because I just passed my black belt pretest, and i want to make a record of my testing cycle. I am a karate geek. I am not ashamed. Today is my first run since my foot injury. My testing cycle goal is 3 miles in some ridiculous amount of time ..maybe 24 minutes? I'll post the physical test requirements later. Today, I just hope I don't fall down or break anything. I'll be running with Beth at the seawall. The weather is good- balmy and windy. this should be interesting.

5 comments:

Mathieu said...

It should be interesting. :)

I started my blog for the same reasons. To keep a record of my different thoughts on the path. Karate-Do, if you would.

I have been training in the arts for 9 years now. Tae Kwon DO for 4 years, Aikibudo for 2, shotokan karate for 2 years and now, Chito-Ryu karate-Do for a year.

Weirdly, it's only this year that I truly feel in love with what I do. Before, I only did it to know how to hit. Now, I've found something that works for me.

And oh, I'd tell you "break a leg" for your exam, but... I guess I won't :)
Good luck, I'll keep on reading.

frotoe said...

ok. i'm so new at this that i didn't even realize i had comments to moderate!

Anonymous said...

Oh man - I would so love to join you guys in your run on the seawall!

Mir said...

Great idea to blog your thoughts! I did the same thing before my black belt test. It's really wonderful to look back at who I was, and where I was, and how much I've changed, and stayed the same.

Thank you for visiting my blog, and I'll be coming here to cheer you onto your goals!

Keep on keeping on
Mireille

frotoe said...

I got that idea from reading your blog!