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Meet Ultimate Black Belt Test Team 9

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I’d like to introduce you to my team 9 partners on the 2012 Ultimate Black Belt Test. During our visit to rural Greensboro, Alabama I asked them all a simple question–why are you here? You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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UBBT: Searching for Project Materials

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Chris Hadlock and Mike Oliver search through scrap material for a very creative wall building project during a restoration project at a day care in Greensboro, Alabama. This is the kind of work that we do every year. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Tour of the Sacramento Food Bank

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When young Gus visited the Sacramento Food Bank to drop off his donation of books as part of his Tiny Tiger Black Belt project, he was given a full tour of the Bank’s new Technology and Education center. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Building a Square Foot Garden

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Mike Oliver of Zen Martial Arts documents his first attempt at building a Square Foot Garden. For more information on how to build a garden like this, as well as the system behind it, check out “All New Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholowmew. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com

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Zen Martial Arts Visits the Sacramento Food Bank

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Gus, a 6 year old karate student at Zen Martial arts collected books for the Sacramento Food Bank as part of a project to earn his next karate belt. When Gus delivered the toys with his family and teacher, they were invited to take a tour. Here is what we saw at the old food bank facility. You can learn …

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The Ins and Outs of Breathing

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I received an e-mail from a student today asking about breathing. Why do we breathe in through the nose and out the mouth? I’ve been puzzling and haven’t yet discovered a benefit other than the sound. First we have to understand that both inhaling and exhaling are very important to the breathing process. It’s the job of our lungs to …

A day in the life of Mr. Oliver

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Some of you have wondered how in the world I plan to achieve all of the goals that I laid out for myself for the coming year. 50,000 push-ups and sit ups? Run a 1,000 miles? Run every kata 1,000 times? I do it the same way we do everything. One day at a time. Here’s how my day looks …

UBBT: Letter of Intent

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I sent this letter out today to my family and friends–everyone that I want to include in my test (the world!). This is an example of what you might use if you are on this years UBBT team as a public declaration of your goals. Post it here, e-mail it, share it on Facebook. Get the word out to as …