This is It End of One Story

The time has come were everything leading up to this point will be put the test, all the hard work and all that I have learned. In a process of five days John, Athena, Emmanuel, and I will go to the destination of our BB test. Along with our peers and friends who come to train with us and help us through out most of the test. Im looking forward to it and I can't wait for what is in store for us.

THANK YOU ALL

For Joining me through

This Journey But

It Is Time to end

one Journey and start ANOTHER

Times have changed

Man have things changed since I've first started my training, and its been a long journey I am proud to have been committed to. Things I do today were not the same for as when I started out. I guess through time you gain experience in your training. You get to see what would help you, and could be changed to make better. When I started my training, my kicks weren't as strong but then my old teacher explained to me if we turn our hips with the kick, you'll grow momentum. which increased my impact, so I worked with that. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were working on our jump kicks, and through those kicks I felt that I was doing something wrong. That feeling came from the back of my hips. So what I did was level my body with the kick . This helped a whole lot, and its these small little things we pick up as we train that matter at the end.

My favorite books and the ones I've found most interesting

Kite Runner / I liked that it talks about a person's change VLAMIF, his feeling his thoughts and that caught my intention.

The Lucifer Effects / This book had a sociological side to it, the effects people have on other people's mind.

Us and Them / This introduced the idea of Otherness to me, since then the world hasn't been the same since.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama / I'm barley reading this book but regardless, the question's he makes me ask really make think, and I find it useful.

A New Member

About last week I introduced the Martial Arts ways to our newest member. This new member turned out being my girlfriend Jessica. One day we were talking and she was telling me how she wants to be outside the house more often. So I suggested she try out the school's sport and she was hesitant at first but after thinking about it she decided to do that. So she asked what sports should she try, I just what she wanted to do a lot of. She wanted something that would be a good way to use her time. After going over the school's sports she decided to give Martial Arts a chance. I told her that its not an easy thing and it will challenge you, but that didn't stop her. Now it's been two weeks and she's having trouble getting started but I know she can learn. As time comes by she'll progress and who knows, she just might make it her goal to become a black belt as well. It all depends on what she wants and what ever she decides I'll support her decision.

Blisters

Just the other day during schools tutorial, we went out to the track to run. The thing is that I brought the wrong shoes, so I ran bear footed on the track. It was an interesting experience for me because at the end of all the running I went into class and I saw that I got these blisters on my toes. They looked like bubbles on my toes filled with blood, along with these blisters I got burns from the track. That day I learned I should always carry a pair of running shoes, you never know whenever you might go out for a run.

Red Over Black, Black Over Red

I finally got to this point where I have to push, push, and keep on pushing to the max. I've tooken my last test before the BB test and the time has come to push through all the hard work I will face. I have give more then what I usally do, even if it means two or three more push ups after my arms are about to give out. I need to control my breathing if I want to push myself harder then usal. I need to show and prove to myself that I want the Black Belt.

Through this whole time I've recorded my training, I havent really been talking about things aside my phisical status, here's a brief on how I've trained mentally. Now people could ask "how do you train mentally and I've asked my self that as well but it turned out pretty basic. What I did was read books this whole time. But not just any books, the book I read made me more aware of things of the human mind, and how we treat others. They all made me think and it did have change on my character since I now see things in a diffrent prospective. It's made me change the way I am towards things and it's changed me towards people.

Now another objective through this all was to train emotionally and I up until now it's been made clear. Now out of the three this must be my strongest suite, now I'll explain what this means. People are naturally problematic and this means we always look for drama. But their points in our lives were we have to just let things fly. Maybe an example could be at your school when the day before you got dumped by your long time girlfriend (same thing vise verse). So your at school, it's the worst day for you and your teacher is just nagging at you for not have done his work. Now to this people have many choices but summarize on the choices. one yell at him and get him mad to the point were your punished to the worst degree for your action. Or two just stay quite, keep control and let him say what he has to say. After all of that live on with your life. Now as hard as that could be for a few people it's the best choice because you avoid conflict with teacher, you don't get in trouble and being able to control actions in situations like those tell a lot about a persons character.

On My Wall

On my wall I have only 5 belts that I have earned over the years. The others were thrown away by accident ( they were all in a black bag/ thrown away to the garbage). But the things I've learned weren't thrown away but kept. That's what I think is the most important, would be nice to have all of the belts I've earned over the years but these 5 have a special thing to them. ( only because I was old enough to realize how important they were to me) Not because they were higher then the rest, but they were what told me that I was getting closer to black, bringing me closer to becoming a Power Ranger. Although I can't transform in a crime fighting super hero, I could feel like a Power Ranger. But not just with the kicks or punches I've learned over the years but with the knowledge I learned through the years. The things like kindness, ,patience and butt kicking,( plus other things ETC.) these things were what made me keep these 5 belts on my wall. The things that made me who I am.