Well, we asked for it I guess. Bobby is on board to receive his Black Belt at Lavalle's Black Belt Spectacular in a couple of weeks. And I think its going to be a very long couple of weeks!
They're working their buns off in order to be sharp, focused and ready for prime time. In the next 15 days Bobby has 6 'Power Weekend' practices, 6 classes, and at least four runs to complete! Tonight, after two and a half hours of training he came home and wrote a required essay on "What Karate Has Done for Me". He doesn't understand how I can consider writing fun and relaxing. Maybe in a few years he will. This essay isn't due until next weekend, but he understands that tonight will probably be one of the few times he is free to complete it, and now it is done and out of the way. Maybe after he submits it to Kyoshi Lavalle I'll post it here for the whole world to see!
My poor blessed missus is going to be run hog-wild, as my daughter is just starting her black belt cycle. So between both kids classes and school and work and trying to figure out "Where in the world is my husband today?" she'll be putting some miles on! She's a strong willed individual so I'm certain she'll do just fine. Unfortunately I have a ton of meetings in the next two weeks so I won't be able to run the taxi too much.
Tonight after their regular class the candidates separated into 3 or 4 small groups to work on their individual creative entries for the big show. They were left to work with their own devices. The adults are kind of expected to succeed in the development and deployment of this particular exercise, but some parents were worried about how their kids would interact. This is a two-minute act that they're designing from scratch that will ultimately be performed in front of 2000 people. It must include all three areas of study, Kata, sparring and weapon use. For the most part they all worked together very well, each listening to others' input and being respectful of the lesser-desired ideas.
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