December 2nd it is

Nick was the only one to reply to the email and Justin told me in person so we'll go with it. Decmeber 2nd we'll be travelling to the Utah class for the test. We are going to be there around 9am and I'll have to be done with the test by 1pm so that I can come back to work.

Focusing on Black Belts

In addition to focusing more on the black belt techniques, I want to focus on the Utah school. I think the new year is going to allow me to do that. I may have to have someone else drive because my wife will have our car but I'm hoping to get both schools of black belts moving forward. Having someone else drive will allow me to sleep since I don't get off of work until 3am on Saturday. My aim is to get up there once a month.

No more new students

I won't be taking any more new students for a while. I'm going to be teaching in my house so there is limited room but aside from that, I'm going to be focusing my time on black belt techniques. I don't have time to each white belts and keep my black belts moving forward so I have to pick one over the other. I have to go with the students that have been loyal.

The Website has been updated

Most of the broken links on the Blue Tiger website have been fixed thanks to Nick. There are still some changes that will need to be made but this is a big step forward. I am going to get back into the habit of posting to this blog regularly again. I am also looking into a new discussion board for the website.

A Major Test Coming Up

It has been a while since I have updated this blog. I'm going to try and be better about it. I have a lot of things going on in my life and so this blog has gotten put on the backburner for a bit.

There is a major test coming up a week from tomorrow. I have several students that will be testing for their black belt. It's going to be something to see. I have invited all my students to come watch the test. It will be a good learning moment for the younger students to see what I expect from them and where they can get to.

Outdoor karate

We started practicing karate outside last week. Both days have been fun even though the weather hasn't really cooperated with us. We're going to try again today. The weather report says that it's going to rain but so far it's sunny. It's a little windy but we can deal with that. Spring is just going to be like that, never knowing what the weather holds for us. Training outside has been great for everyone. Everyone has been in just a little bit brighter spirit.

Last week we covered the new testing format

Today, we are going to be doing the workout which should be done each class. I am still trying to figure out how I can attend class on Tuesdays as well because I have some goals for the class for this year. I'm not sure what I can do about it right now. I'll have to give it some thought.