Karate Class Growing

The turnout for karate has been getting better, and though DC hasn’t been coming, there are a bunch of new students showing up. Some of them look like fighters, and you can see with a little training that they’ll become warriors. A lot of the higher belts have been coming, as well, not to mention some kids so A has friends to be around. It’s harder when she’s the only kid, though I’d love for her to continue irregardless of who shows up.

I sense that there is a test in the air. Master H hasn’t said anything, but he knows they psychology of it all, and if students don’t get a sense of progress and accomplishment, their interest wanes. There are new people, too, who would benefit from a belt or two.

We ended up sparring, which we haven’t done in quite a bit, and I thought A did a stand-up job. Her confidence is great, and she showed patience and poise. She went up against a higher belt, and I thought she did well. Truth be told, her opponent was exhausted and out of sync, and hadn’t been to class in awhile, but either way, A gets credit. I ended up sparring my good friend PC, and it always gets a bit heated between us. It’s a guy thing, we can’t seem to help it. On the bright side, we get some quality sparring done, even if we’re a bit bruised and sore afterward.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Ove Tøpfer for the pic.