12/15/06 -

Friday was a tough for my hip. I think I did something in kimoodo class that aggrevated it!

12/13/06 -

Last night I presented "Protecting Vulnerable Populations" at our quarterly instructor training. I came to the realization over the past six months that with all of our focus on teaching self defense and all of our training of instructors in safety for students, we had only skirted one of the most important, yet overlooked aspects of training our instructors. The class went really well and I proud to have taken the initiative on this subject. I hope that all martial art schools have extensive training to protect children and all other vulnerable populations from abuse.

I was so tired this morning for my Wednesday lesson with my wife, Tamara. She is preparing for her next midterm towards third dan black belt this Saturday, so I wanted to make sure she got in a practice, but I could have easily skipped it today. We had rented the the Flight 93 movie about 9/11, and stayed up past midnight wanting to watch the end. As martial art teachers, we were as many others instructors have written about since, the attempt of the passengers to re-take the plane.

12/12/06 -

I did remember a protein shake this morning after my pool workout. This makes such a difference in my energy level. The key to sustaining your energy is to eat small amounts of quality food throughout the day. Now that can finally feel that I have had a few weeks on my new program. my hip is feeling better, my body feels stronger and balanced. This journey towards 6th dan is really about johwa/tong-il. How do I focused enough to reach amazing goals in life without hurting the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional goals I have already acheived? This requires what I call the constant constructive consciousness.

Taking the time to become aware of imbalances and continually acting from one's center takes us higher!