Perseverance

A short post today, as I am preparing to hit the road for six hours to a Kyokushin tournament in Quebec. I’m not competing, but I wanted to go, so that I could cheer my team on, as well as watch and write about the event. Wednesday’s class was pure conditioning and it was hard! Without getting into all the …

Tough Lessons… in Life, and Play

Last night was one of those evenings when I was asking myself, “why am I doing this again, at my age”? One straight hour of sparring. Round after round, with a different person each round. As a beginner in Kyokushin, and I’ve written it here before, my conditioning and gas has been a major problem, so after a few rounds …