Monday

The Karate Club is going to be tiny for a while. Saturday was fine, but it was only me and two students. Kinda extra tiny.

Tonight, everybody was there. It is still small. There was me, and a Brown Belt, and three lower ranks students. Dropping by to be supportive was Dallas Grieve.

He's the instructor at the nearby Roberts Creek Karate Club. Tonight he was just a guy in the line.

I did some of the same explaining I did on Saturday. Told people that we are a Karate-for-everybody club. We modify for health issues, and injuries, and age. This is our niche.

So off we went drilling testing techniques. Betsy, our Brown Belt, did remarkably well. She has a few health issues and hasn't been in class in well over a decade. She remembered most of the techniques, including several Katas.

After class Dallas said he enjoyed himself. He never gets to be just a guy-in-the-line. He also has never trained in Shotokan Kata and found it very interesting. His style is Shito-Ryu, which is very similar. Similar, but not identical.

We chatted quite a bit after class. He's sure a nice guy.

We are off to train the brains out of our low Belts. They have tests coming. All are talented, and close to ready already.

They just need a bit of polishing.