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Sore Muscles AHHHHHHHHHHH!

Well I am very stiff and sore from the 1 1/2 hour forms workout. Sitting seems to give out right before touchdown and walking feels like I am disabled. Sitting in the car today driving the girls around is not going to be good thing. I will make sure I stretch while I wait for them because they are ice skating today.

Friday the goal is to do padded stick class and forms.

Added by suzanne sanders on March 25, 2010 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment

Women Target Practice

Hello All,

I need to know exactly who is coming to the target practice. We only have so much room for safety reasons. I have had people telling me they are coming and maybe bringing someone. I need to know ASAP who is coming because there might not be enough room for all.

Looking forward to getting together.

Sue

Added by suzanne sanders on March 25, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Forms

Raquel and I worked on forms for 1 1/2 hours. Whoop Whoop The girls worked on black belt material for 3 hours.

Added by suzanne sanders on March 24, 2010 at 11:44am — No Comments

Forms For Second Degree

Today Sophia and Jade are doing another 3 hour work out. They will be starting with dummy set and spinning kicks. Raquel and I are working on forms, were going for that goal of second degree.

Added by suzanne sanders on March 24, 2010 at 7:48am — No Comments

Second Degree

Raquel and I just set up a challenge with each other for second degree black belt. The race is on !

Added by suzanne sanders on March 22, 2010 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Food coloring: Watch out for that artifical green food!

I want to remind everyone that artifical colors have propylene glycol in them and other cancer causing ingrediants. Artifical colors also cause behavior problems, like hyper-activity and depression. So make sure your green food today is real food.

If you haven't tried Matcha Green Tea I suggest you try it. When we have it, we use steamed vanilla oat milk. Here is a cupcake recipe that uses Matcha for the green. I would imagine you could use any powdered greens food drink. I think I am…

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Added by suzanne sanders on March 17, 2010 at 12:09pm — 1 Comment

Four hour training today for Jade and Sophia

It is a matter of minutes that Jade and Sophia are going to train for four hours straight. They are gettiing ready for their black belt test. When I trained for my black belt test I did several 4 hour workouts and because of this my recovery was very quick. They will be doing lots of cardio, hard bag work, many rounds of straight blast with 16 ounce gloves on. What fun to give them. Sophia is already whining, lol ! I will be working on my forms and join them for some of the rounds.

Added by suzanne sanders on March 17, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

My last three days of training ... and completing the week.

Wednesday: P90X Shoulders and Arms - 1 hour. Green Belt Material: double sticks (heaven 6, standard 6, earth 6, roof

6, symbala 6, oneacho 6, and figure 8), stick and knife flow drills

(3-part right side, 5-part right side, 3-part left side, 5-part left

side, puno symbrata right side, puno symbrata left side, hubbub both

sides) and trapping lines - 20 minutes. Stick flow drills (3-part right side, 5-part right side, 3-part left side, 5-part left

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Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on March 12, 2010 at 3:10pm — 1 Comment

Glimpse of my last two days of training ...

Monday: Morning Hike: 40 minutes, P90X chest and back routine: 1 hour. Green Belt Material: double sticks (heaven 6, standard 6, earth 6, roof 6, symbala 6, oneacho 6, and figure 8), stick and knife flow drills (3-part right side, 5-part right side, 3-part left side, 5-part left side, puno symbrata right side, puno symbrata left side, hubbub both sides) - 20 minutes. Empty hand material: (3 part, 5 part, puno symbrata, and hubbud both sides) and all punches: 20 minutes. Kung Fu class at 6:00pm.… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on March 9, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Sophie's eggs and update

My last two weeks have been good training weeks. I missed some plyrometric work-outs but I made up for them with hikes with my daughter in the backpack with friends at Cascade Head and the Oregon Coast Line.

The highlight to share was coming home with another box of Sophie's eggs. It was a Thursday night and I had just finished a back-to-back class. I headed up to Glacial Rock for some meditation following class. When I got home at 10:30pm Carla was reading in bed, nearly asleep. I… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on March 7, 2010 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Sneaky Life Style Changes

What does a mom like me do, knowing what I know about pollution and contamination of our environment, yet having to accomodate other adult individuals living in my household? When ever I try to give scientific explanations behind what I want to do, their eyeballs roll back into their head and you would think I was making them pick up dog poop in the back yard! I was thinking about this yesterday as I bought my mom the requested items she had placed on her shopping list. (plain white sugar and… Continue

Added by Cathe Frederic on March 6, 2010 at 9:07am — No Comments

Sparring

I am surprised at how much I am looking forward to learning how to spar! Every time we've done free flow hubad, I experienced an excitement and just pure pleasure at not knowing what my partners next movement would be and was also very surprised when my arms responded with the proper block! (like the punch block) I have only done any sparing with Tae Kwon Doe when I went to test for my green belt. (I was 17 years old then!) I will need to balance my need to protect a weak back with my desire to… Continue

Added by Cathe Frederic on March 6, 2010 at 8:43am — No Comments

Health Care

In one particular video, you speak of a "health care plan" as being the food we injest today can care for our health tomorrow. The good food we eat now, equates to good health five years from now. This comment provided an "aha" moment for me, and it put in perspective America's misplaced attitude toward health care. America does not have a "helath care" system. America has a "sick care" system. Once we get sick, we have insurance and medical facilities to care for our particular sickness. It…

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Added by Ken Meeks on February 25, 2010 at 11:06pm — 2 Comments

External Accountability

I have changed my diet drastically in the last 7 weeks. No more candy at the check out line in the stores, no more eating out, and even though I already cooked all my meals at home from scratch I have begun to make changes even there. For instance I am beginning to buy more and more organic. (I used to think I couldn't afford that but not eating out changed my opinion on that. Even two meals per month adds up!)

So, not wishing to make too many changes too fast, and therefor feel… Continue

Added by Cathe Frederic on February 24, 2010 at 6:43pm — 1 Comment

Minor adjustments in the short and long term

This past week I have had to make some minor adjustments to training and life goals. We had a large retreat for middle schooler this past weekend. It was a great time together, but I came back with something wrong with my thumb (intense dog pile moment), patches of poison oak, and sleep deprivation. It was worth it. We climbed a mountain, played lots of hoops, volleyball, and had intense pillow fights. Kung Fu has increased my pillow fighting skills exponentially. Thanks Mr. Bronson.

I… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 24, 2010 at 6:01pm — 2 Comments

More Accountability

I had another dental appointment today and the accountability question I must ask myself is, will I indulge in a pity party for the ache in my jaw or will I suck it up and work out anyway? Sigh Now that I have posted it I have no choice! hee hee See what else blogs are good for? Accountability!

Added by Cathe Frederic on February 22, 2010 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Old way/New way

As I am sure many of you already know I am a member of an international martial arts organization that is called the new way network. But I realy think that it should be called the old way network because the values that are being expressed are the values of the past. The head of the organization is a master teacher named Tom Callos. His vision is to have the martial arts come back to the meaning that it once had in ancient times. I have worked for many years on this same path. Integrity is…

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Added by Joseph Bronson on February 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

LOOK OUT WORLD! Here I come!

I did my morning Kung Fu stretches and put a red, rolled up bandana around my head to soak up sweat when I leave in a moment for my walk/jog. (When I get

stronger I will make that Jog/walk, then jog/jog. Well momma said, "Do

you have to wear that thing outside!?

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Added by Cathe Frederic on February 16, 2010 at 9:39am — 1 Comment

Accountability

I have given my three kids each a small journal to log their daily workouts and acts of kindness in. They must come to me and have me watch them exercise while I iron or wash dishes. A good way to hold them accountable yes. But what about me? If I were any good at holding myself accountable in the first place, I wouldn't be in the physical shape I am in now! So mom has a small journal too. We are keeping these in our Kung Fu bag that holds our shoes. (As I also have a tendency to misplace… Continue

Added by Cathe Frederic on February 14, 2010 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment

Following Mr. Bronson's lead

As you all know, since the new year we have been training in the new intensive format that Mr. Bronson has laid out for us. The beginning of the new year also marked the time that I achieved my green belt. For prior belt advancements I would take one private a month to get my new material. I would then add this new material to my weekly rhythm and practice each new piece once a week.

Around the new year I was speaking to Mr. Bronson about his our change in intensity during class time… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 12, 2010 at 12:44pm — No Comments