It's been awhile. The craziness of soccer season was supposed to lead directly into a 'stay-cation' and a renewed focus on jujitsu. Instead, my family had to rally around our ailing patriarch. My father spent two and a half weeks in the hospital battling a number health issues, During that time, I made a couple classes but spent more time sleeping in a chair in the corner of his hospital room. He's now home and continuing his recovery. Personally, I'm catching up a bit. Trying to get my feet under me before the holidays are upon us. So what's going on?
- Regular classes: For the most part, I've been able to get to, at least, two classes a week. We have an interesting mix right now. A good spread on guys training across all belt levels. The weather is starting to turn a bit cooler and training in the cold dojo will test the new guys mettle. That said, I have to admit that I prefer the sweat and mosquitoes of August versus the bitter cold and hard mats of February.
- Brown belt: Sensei put Joelbow and I on notice that we may test for brown belts in February. This means that the pressure is on and we need to up our games. Add this to the holiday season and it's a good thing you have class to work of some anxiety build-up.
- Privates: In order to help prepare for a possible test, I've lined up a few additional classes to get my techniques up to snuff. The first is tomorrow.
- Bash: The annual mass beatdown is scheduled for about a month from now. To prepare, we're doing more sparing in class. I caught a nice solid knee to the forehead from Sensei the other night. It should be interesting to see whether I survive the next couple months unscathed. That will be one of the hurdles to clear before a test.
- CrossFit: In order to up my fitness level before testing, I've started some CrossFit training. Between regular training, leaf raking and CrossFit craziness, I'm feeling good and sore.
- Running: Thanksgiving brings the annual Manchester Road Race. It's about a five-mile run the morning of the holiday and will, in my mind, officially kick-off the effort to prepare for my first official belt test.
Now for some sleep. Let the madness begin.


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