Wii Fit Day 34

Jun 12, 2008 - Fitness, Gaming - No Comments »

Getting back into my Wii Fit after falling out of the habit over the holidays. I did all the muscle expercises today (except for the challengers) which are now all unlocked. I’ve managed to get my Wii fit age back down to 29 after it hit the heights of 40 will lack of practice. I [...]

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Interuptions

May 20, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

The last few weeks training has been interrupted by holidays, cancellation and work and the next couple of weeks looks like it is going to be more of the same. It’s a shame because I think I’m enjoying my Karate at the moment. We had a good session last Friday, as it was only a [...]

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The I bought a Wii Fit update

May 20, 2008 - Fitness, Gaming - 1 Comment »

You know how I mentioned in the last update that I was feeling good about a few trips I had made to the gym, well in the forum I’d also been mulling over a buying a Wii Fit to help me get in shape. So a couple of weeks ago, a bit the bullet and [...]

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The long awaiting catch up update XII

May 20, 2008 - Blogging, Fitness, Life - No Comments »

Well it’s been a busy couple of weeks, with a number of work trips and a weekend break away. Once I get the new blog up and running, it will blogging on the fly a little easier, so I can provide smaller update more often rather than doing big updates less often, as I find the [...]

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Slow Progress

Mar 31, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

Well, I think it's high time for an update. I'm still training three days a week and making slow progress, although most of the time I do feel I'm going backwards as faults I hadn't notice previously become painfully obvious. I'm currently making very hard work of my new Kata, Pinan Yodan. It's a rather odd [...]

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Karateka catch up

Mar 9, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

Well I suppose I should update this blog, I’m now a Green Belt in Wado Kai. I passed my Grading, despite making a hash of partner techniques, a couple of weeks back. The kids weren’t ready for the grading so they are both still Orange belts. My fitness, balance and kicks still need a great [...]

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Moving to Blogger

Feb 26, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

I’ve moved this blog over to blogger, as I was having problems with the WordPress platform which prevented my from using the blog as I would have liked to. Now the blog is moved over I’ll be updating it with my progress again.

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A Response to “Why keep it a secret?”

Feb 26, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

(The following is a comment made in Response my post “Why keep it a secret?”. Write by some one calling themselves ‘Nobody Knows’ on November 24, 2007 at 7:30 am) There are practical reasons for witholding one’s skills and maintaining them secretly. In my own life, I have trained since I was in grade school. [...]

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Why keep it a secret?

Feb 26, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

(Originally posted on November 23, 2007) There is an interesting article on martialdevelopment.com on why Karateka may need to conceal their secret Karate identity. http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/conceal-your-secret-karate-identity/

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Grading

Feb 26, 2008 - Karate - No Comments »

Originally posted on November 19, 2007 So it was a grading last Friday, and I graded for my Orange Belt (along with my son and niece), as usual I was extremely nervous, it also didn’t help when my Gi pants started to fall down. I’ve recent got a new Gi and it’s one of those [...]

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