Week 51 - That's 51! And Decades of Training to Go

The Numbers (as of 11/22):

		Pushups	Crunches	Kata	Sparring	Journey (Swim)	Journey (Bike)	Journey (Run)	Kindness	Journal	Video
Annual Totals:		48,170	48,170	648	784	6	1,250	1,151	983	50	7
						2,406
Annual Targets:		50000	50000	1000	1000	2400			1000	56	12
Percent of Annual Targets Complete		96.34%	96.34%	64.80%	78.40%	100.27%			98.30%	89.29%	58.33%

Chugging right along... Most notably, mileage... check! Sensei said to keep logging the mileage, see what I get to. Should finish up the acts of kindness requirement next week. Got a good dose of sparring in this week and have plans to rack up some extra rounds over the holiday. Of course, that's because there are always willing participants who will come to class early, stay late and "work on holidays." So, thanks, all! 


The Training:

Staying consistent. It's hard to do every kata as well as I should be doing them. It's just so darn many. I set myself up for a challenge on that one. I'm focusing on getting them done and making sure that the last round of each set is strong. That 
makes it end in a good place. The sparring... angles, making sure I'm not forcing things, angles, trying something new, angles, attempting to minimize the amount of time I spend feeling like a bobble-head when I move in on the tall guys... and angles. 

As for some of the other requirements: Going to do some empathy training over the holiday. Also plan to get the profile of a living hero portion completed. And will likely finish up my last book soon. 

The community service project: So far - I'm working with the robotics club at Elk Grove high school to make a remote control toy for Getty. They're making a frisbee thrower! There are some crazy smart high school-ers out there. I've built a couple of swings to accommodate the needs of SMA kids in our community: Getty in West Sac and Kaige out in Roseville. Now, I'm working with Mr. Ramos to put together a two-session self defense class for middle school students. We hope to do the class in January.


The Challenges:

Keeping track. I'm not sure what happened to the last couple of weeks. They just sort of happened and I didn't even know. Work is crazy, school is... you know, school. Papers, discussions, etc.. Some days I feel like I'm juggling 7 breakable items while standing on one foot balancing on a beach ball that my dog is trying to fetch right out from under me. 


So close, but not there yet:
Close to one goal, black belt. And decades of training to go...