This past week I celebrated one year of Kyokushin Karate training at Contact Kicks in Toronto, and what a year it has been. When I entered the dojo last year I was still married, working in a career I didn’t like, smoking, and not at my optimal health. My how things change.
Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight
The weather has been cold here in Toronto. Last night before class it was -17°C (1.4°F), but there was still a great turn-out of committed students. Second class after Christmas break at Contact Kicks in Toronto, and I am feeling it today.
Kyokushin and the Pursuit of Happiness
2014 has been quite a year, to say the least. Towards the end I didn’t post as much as I would have liked, but there was a lot going on, and still much to a degree.
The Mats Don’t Lie
This past year has been a year of transition. There is no comparison to the previous year, and this one has become without a doubt, one of the best in history. Most of this has come from my exposure to Kyokushin Karate at Contact Kicks Dojo, an amazing teacher and philosopher, in my instructor Sensei Steve Fogarasi, and now most …