The numbers: Pushups Crunches Kata Sparring Journey (Swim) Journey (Bike) Journey (Run) Kindness Journal Video Annual Totals: 23,550 23,550 479 219 0 539 513 487 23 0 1,052 Annual Targets: 50000 50000 1000 1000 2400 1000 52 12 Percent of Annual Targets Complete 47.10% 47.10% 47.90% 21.90% 43.82% 48.70% 44.23% 0.00% Do you see? Do you see how close some of …
Javier’s project – final update
FINAL COUNT · Javier received 4 last minute donations. That brought his final count to 215! SORTING OUR DONATIONS · We decided it would be fun to sort and categorize all the donations. Javier is very much into numbers and math, so it turned out to be a fun activity. Here are the results: Canned foods 68 Pasta/sauce and Rice/beans …
Week 24 – There’s No Such Thing as “I Don’t Have Time”
The Numbers (as of 5/17): Pushups Crunches Kata Sparring Journey (Swim) Journey (Bike) Journey (Run) Kindness Journal Video Annual Totals: 22,650 22,650 458 203 0 517 487 467 21 0 1,004 Annual Targets: 50000 50000 1000 1000 2400 1000 52 12 Percent of Annual Targets Complete 45.30% 45.30% 45.80% 20.30% 41.82% 46.70% 40.38% 0.00% WOOOOOO! My mileage requirement has been met! I broke …
Sacramento Karate Kids at Mulch Madness McKinley Park
Young Clifford, a student at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento, recently gathered his karate friends to help the Sacramento Tree Foundation distribute mulch to the tress at McKinley park. Here Clifford explains how the mulch helps tress and what in the world this all has to do with self-defense. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento …
Week 23 – Sourcing Determination
The Numbers (as of 05/10): Pushups Crunches Kata Sparring Journey (Swim) Journey (Bike) Journey (Run) Kindness Journal Video Annual Totals: 21,600 21,600 435 191 0 483 472 446 21 0 955 Annual Targets: 50000 50000 1000 1000 2400 1000 52 12 Percent of Annual Targets Complete 43.20% 43.20% 43.50% 19.10% 39.80% 44.60% 40.38% 0.00% No real change. The numbers are as …
Simon talks to his Pre-K friends about his Black Belt project
Simon talked about his black belt project to his friends at his Pre-K school, and demonstrated his 9-10 Kata’s. He got his teacher to send out a note to the parents to tell them about his project too and set up a collection box in case anyone was interested in making donations. He is exited to see if anyone does.
Soke Shimabuku Memorial Training at Zen Martial Arts
Every day at our dojo in Sacramento we have multiple kids and adult classes. On May 30th 2013, all of our classes did 38 repetitions of Isshinryu Upper and Lower Body Basics in addition to 38 exercises such as push-ups. It was 38 years ago today that Soke Shimabuku, the founder of Isshinryu karate, passed away. I do believe that …
Sensei Oliver Demonstrates During Testing
This is a video of Sensei Mike Oliver demonstrating a fun self-defense set. This demonstration was during a black-belt awards ceremony where other students were earning their black-belts. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com
Zen Martial Arts – Empty Your Cup
I explain the concept of the “Empty Cup” from our karate classes and the Zen story it comes from. You can find this story, and others like it, in the book “Zen Flesh, Zen Bones”. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://zenmartial.com