Everybody knows the saying about that first step... this blog is to document the travel.
I practice kyokushin again after 20 years; I was once 3rd kyu & opted to start at white belt.
The first milestone is to re-earn my rank, then, of course to attain shodan. Let's see where this will take us in the end.
Expect much frustration hand in hand with a study in humility as the inner battles have but a clear outcome...
I entered the dojo in June of 2009 on crutches; we are now in November and I have mostly regained use of my legs: time to get cracking!

A Visit To Shanghai Head Quarters. Posted 12-11-2009 at 02:08 PM by FredInChina Updated 12-12-2009 at 05:23 AM by FredInChina Following alarming signals noticed during last grading and related in Pre Grading BS, I wanted to visit China Honbu to "see for myself": The dojo is filthy dirty! Of course, the building is currently undergoing major renovation, with cement trucks, scaffolding, etc… and is open to every wind; this sure does not help to keep things neat and tidy, but it is clear that most of the dirt that started accumulating eons ago, has become part of the norm and that people don’t... Continue reading... FredInChina Apprentice

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Pre Grading BS Posted 11-16-2009 at 08:50 AM by FredInChina Updated 11-16-2009 at 09:10 AM by FredInChina People showing up 3 weeks before grading and hijacking the class to get themselves up to pace for their next belt piss me off! Between end of August (last grading date) to early November, attendance in the dojo had steadily decreased --- until THAT Friday 2 weeks ago, when, to my surprise, the class was full; to a point where it was hard to move without bumping into someone. I wondered what was going on, was it one of those random events where suddenly everyone had the same idea to come... Continue reading... FredInChina Apprentice

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