i was thinking of asking my instructor if i could start teaching another class. our rolls are down (mostly because in the regular karate class, most of teh kids went away to college now while our ju jitsu class is going strong and my children's class is steady but still small ( Read more... )

I did it ( Read more... )

I've had a weird stomach thing since Sunday. I've had horrendous heartburn and indigestion since then. I've barely been able to eat (just crackers, rice, and toast) since then and I've just been drinking ginger ale and tea all the time. It's been making it hard to sleep because whatever I take for it, antacid, pepto bismal, etc, wears off after 45 ( Read more... )

No one came to my karate class. I sat up in the dojo for an hour by myself.

I start teaching my very own karate class tonight. i'm as nervous as hell but i'm excited as well. I just hope that i get people to show up. I've had flyers up all over town for about a month now but no one has called me at all. i've had a few people that i know say that they were bringing their kids (since it's a children's class) but no one has ( Read more... )

in case you didn't listen to my voice post... or i was too excited to speak correctly and you can't understand me

I get to teach my own karate class!!! We're still working out the details but I'll get to open a class for children. I've only wanted my own class to teach since I was ten years old.

I'm too excited to even think right now!

got lost today in BFE. eee... trailers in the woods. scary places ( Read more... )

Damn. i shouldn't have complained about how busy I was earlier this week... because it only got worse! It's been nuts at work all week. Usually we're supposed to spend 75% of our time in direct contact with clients (or in travel to client's)... seeing as I am still new, I have been hovering around 60% for about a month now. This week, I've had two ( Read more... )

Karate was pretty good tonight. Sempai and I worked wazas for a while and then got to play with a yawara stick (i doubt i spelled it correctly. it's just s short maybe 4-5" stick held in your hand ( Read more... )

I just have this to discuss ( Read more... )