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
UBBT: Searching for Project Materials
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
Tour of the Sacramento Food Bank
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
Building a Square Foot Garden
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
Zen Martial Arts Visits the Sacramento Food Bank
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 …
Sacramento Easter Egg Stuffing at Zen Martial Arts
Students and parents at Zen Martial Arts in Sacramento donate their time towards stuffing 16,000 eggs for the city’s annual egg hunt. You can learn more about our school and out work at https://ZenMartial.com
KCRA: Battling Domestic Violence with Zen Martial Arts and WEAVE in Sacramento
KCRA 3 was kind enough to have Mike Oliver on as a guest on their Saturday morning show to talk about domestic violence, WEAVE, and an upcoming free women’s self-defense class later that day. Original air date was January 28, 2012. You can learn more about our martial arts classes in Sacramento by visiting https://www.zenmartial.com
UBBT Days 1-3
It is only a few days into our UBBT journey, and I can already see new habits forming, a new way of responding that my body and mind were not used to before. Each of the three days began with a 5:30 gym visit, more consistently than I have ever done this, especially as a confirmed nightowl. And yet, each …
Finding my way back in –maybe a UBBT update?
It’s been a while since I posted anything, and also a challenge to maintain UBBT requirements lately. June was an incredibly busy work month, and the fallout continues into July. As a ripple effect, daily requirements fell by the wayside, or were spottily done, and I’m not happy about that. I need to get back to that consistency that I …
The Most Important Goal
Lately, I have felt silent. There have been lots of ideas for a journal, but when the time comes to write it out? The ideas fall flat. Last night is worth writing about. For 5 years I have had the same fitness goal: to keep up with my nephew Luke. All the push ups, crunches, miles, kata, all of it, …