Redding Shotokan Karate

Monday's Practice was powerful for me, even though I felt very weak...I've just completed my busy senior season, and now am trying to focus again on my training as we only have one month now before testing, and I've been absent from practice so much these past eight weeks...

We had an intense practice even though we mainly just covered basics, now that Sensei has been recording our practices I think we are all trying harder to perfect our form and stay strong. » read the entire item »

Lucky me!  I was the only one at Saturday's Practice and Tonight too!  So got Private lessons with Bradlly...It's been awesome to get to work on fine tuning my Kata's...We've been working on Heian Nidan and I think I finally got the basic footwork..now if I can just practive it a thousand times I might get it down... Awesome to get to work one on one with Brad on Kumite too, so when you guys get back you better watch out..:)  I'm not going to make Wed. practice for the next few months because of work, but will try to get there on Moday's and Sat. » read the entire item »

I am so grateful to have been able to participate in testing today and see everyone do so well. I was so excited to pass to the next kyu.  I feel so lucky to have such wonderul and skilled teachers and want to say a special thanks to sensei and Brad for all thier time.  I am so proud of Garath for skipping to 7th kyu and also Darrell who is always so patient with me and is such an inspiration to watch.  Congratulations to Yana for earning her Brown belt, you were a fearless Tiger out there today, and made me so proud to be a women!  Looking forward to seeing you all in practice. » read the entire item »