Day 4: My lovely parents came to watch the Black Belt Kata Endurance event! They usually come to see one or two of my Spirit Challenge evenings and I was so, so happy to see them! The Kata workout was very challenging and lots of fun. Jun Shihan Sarah created a wonderful event. Prior to that was a great joint locks seminar taught by Sei Shihan Nancy. I learned to use my energy and my center to connect with my partners and apply various joint locks in a different way than I usually do.
Day 5: Today is a Thursday and on Thursdays I lead a meditation group for staff at school. I leave my house around 6:00 AM instead of my usual 6:35ish. Then I had a good day with my classes. I had brought my dojo bag with me with a change of clothes but had forgotten my nunchucks, so I drove home to pick them up and used the extra time at home to iron my gi pants and jackets. Then I went to the dojo and practiced lots of rolls and falls - or as Sensei Alan says, relaxing to the ground with control! It was fun, but my body is already letting me know about it!
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After that Sifu Sarah led a wonderful nunchucks workshop. I had take a similar workshop with her many years ago, but had not practiced them lately. It was fun and challenging to try to come anywhere near the grace and elegance with which she moves.
All in all, these Spirit Challenge events have been absolutely fantastic. And we are getting closer and closer to achieving our overall fundraising goal. We have around $20,000 left to raise. If you would still like to donate, it is not too late! Here is the link. And here is a link to lots of 2018 Spirit Challenge photos!
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