Month: August 2007

Today I had a great time. I felt like I had lots of energy to burn and so I took all six classes. The weapons class sticks out in my mind particularly because. I learned so much about how to stand in hamni and how to hold the weapon that I had never heard before.… Continue reading Thursday

These three days I got into a kind of funk. I was homesick and depressed. Thankfully though, my friends at the dojo were understanding and helped me through it. I also called Karen which cheered me up quite a bit. Classes were good, but my knees bothered me so much that I couldn’t sit in… Continue reading Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

I had a great weekend in New York. I watched the children’s class and played with some of the kids afterwards. They are just adorable. I helped this one little girl color in some pictures in her book. Though I thought it was cool that she preferred word games. I know when I was her… Continue reading Saturday Sunday

Friday was a happy medium between the two I had before. I took four classes (and a nap between each) and though I was very tired I still felt that I was learning. It was very hot and we did some groupwork in each of the classes. I trained with a few beginners and some… Continue reading Friday

Wednesday I did not have a very good day. I was exhausted from the day before and a bit irritable. I only took three classes and in all three I trained with black belts who were either injured or in their older years. It was frustrating because there where times when I couldn’t get through… Continue reading Day 5 and 6

Monday was a very painful day. I took all five classes and by the second I felt trashed. I mean this in the sense that while I enjoyed myself immensely I had to struggle not to crawl off the mat. (I’m being slightly dramatic) Anyway. The first class I trained with Doug, who was very… Continue reading Day 3 and 4

Yesterday when I got here I called for someone to come and unlock the door. Some guests here from Miguel from Spain came down to let me in and helped me with my suitcase. Then Julia and Enise (I don’t know if I spelled his name correctly) showed me around the dojo and made sure… Continue reading first day

Tonya will be arriving in New York on August 18th. She will begin posting at that time. I look forward to hearing about her experiences. Feel free to give her some feedback.