I joined the High Desert Shotokan Karate club in Hesperia this year.
Boy did I have to do some catching up! My boys, Alex and Gabriel had already been in
the class since August of 2007...
the class since August of 2007...
| Let me tell you, those kids developed some skills! |
| The boys are naturals at a lot of the training. |
| I took it for granted because I thought it was easy. -based on how easy my boys made it look! |
| Â Â BOY WAS I WRONG! |
As soon as I had my first
workout, I found out that the
healing factor in a 41 year old
is not nearly as good as a kid
10 or under!
workout, I found out that the
healing factor in a 41 year old
is not nearly as good as a kid
10 or under!
| While my boys can do a couple of hours of class and then go play on endless energy, I found myself doing two hours and wanting a hot shower, comfy couch and a few ibuprophen. Soreness takes days on people our age. But hard work, some bruises and a lot of sweat paid off! |
In late June the big day came when we all tested for our Orange belts.
| You can see me and my boys doing our kata on my youtube page here: |
| Again, my boys did it so naturally. They set the bar pretty high for the old man! |
| I was so proud the day we all received our belts. I have to thank Sensei Marquez for allowing me the honor to test alongside my boys. Physically, I now feel better than I have in 20 years! (What a great side effect to just wanting to do an activity with your kids.) I hope one day, when my kids are grown up and talk to their kids about it, they talk about how cool it was to make the old dog, I mean Dad, learn a new trick. |