Friday marked 2015 KICKS at Contact Kicks Dojo. The annual kicks to start the new year, with 40 rounds of 50 kicks plus 15 to make 2015. To be honest, I was dreading it a little,
Kyokushin – Fukutsu no Seishin
Let’s see. I have a possible broken toe, smashed knee, bruised thighs and ribs, and can’t open my mouth wide from the knee strike. Ya, that sounds like Friday night at Contact Kicks Dojo Dojo in Toronto, with around 12-18 (I lost count, but I think I went three times with everyone) 2 min rounds of sparring. OSU !
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 …
So You Think You’re Confident
In the last class the focus was on the mental, or spirit, of training. Perseverance, through the pain and pushing yourself when you think you have nothing more to give. An excellent class and a lot was learned. Last night’s class was also focused on spirit, but in a very different manner. And it showed me I have far to …