Photo courtesy of J. Fugitt Well, I hadn't realized it had been so long since I posted. To anyone that is a regular reader, I am sorry for the delay. July proved to be a very busy month in my personal life. But hopefully I'll get back on my regularly scheduled updates. I had no lack of training, though! We're just about to finish up our semi-annual kata study, and I've learned quite a bit. Nothing that I didn't already know about, but I learned a lot about the way I approach it. The feeling behind the kata. The subtle changes in tempo, rhythm and movements. Kata is becoming less of a step-by-step guide and more of an actual dance. I'm able to concentrate on things beyond the physical movements, because I have practiced the movements themselves for years and years. Now I can make kata personal. Wendy made a good point last week, stating that we must always try to learn something new when we do kata, or find news ways to look at it, even though it
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