Zen Martial Arts Striders walk and Sunday sparring time!
My Sunday got off to an early but very active start! This morning I ran from my home over to the state capital to join Dirk-san and his walking team to participate in the annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event! I know how much this means to Dirk having lost his childhood friend, Christiane, to breast cancer and his sister being a survivor. My wife and I both walked and ran with the team and were happy to participate (we too have breast cancer survivors in our family). Hearing from a survivor, her testimony while being surrounded by her family, was uplifting and heartfelt. Dirk-san had a great turn out for his team and clearly his black belt community project was a success!
After the wonderful morning event plus a few more miles on our 1,000 mile journey, we proceeded to get some sparring time in at the dojo. Elijah-san, Andrew-san, Dirk-san and myself were able to get some good rounds of sparring in and best of all no injuries in the process. Well, except for a cut on my finger but this is a frequent occurrence and I apparently love to leave my mark of blood on others Gi.
Might even get a nap in later today! A good Sunday to this point!