End Of Summer

I can’t believe that summer has ended. I had great fun on my trip to California and Nevada. I hope that everyone has seen my new video journal. Now that school has started, I can’t wait to see my old friends.

Well summers officially here.

Don`t get me wrong, i do realize that it`s almost fall and summers pretty much done and over with. But it`s this heat that makes any workout a sweatshop worthy of large amounts of shamwow. I never really realized how much sweat can come out of a 13-year olds body until now (eww.). Even though it`s hot out, the heat is one of my favorite times to work out, because i know that whatever i do is going to be a workout. so enjoy it! It may only last for a while more....

Some people look at their cups half empty. There are others who look at their glass half full. Then there are the people like me who are just fine with having a cup in the first place, and are eager to fill that cup more each and every day.

--- Christopher Hoskins

Forms

When doing forms on wednesday, I realized something. I need to work a whole lot more on my forms. I guess i should say i didn`t realize it on wednesday, but when Master Dave pulled the 2nd degree testers over and talked to us about having our forms memorized forward, backwards and sideways. (He wasn`t kidding.) ON wednesday, when I competed against CGN Chandler with chumo 4, i realized i could mess up, and still do well. But what`s the point of "doing well" when i could do great? I want to be able to down/upper/outside/inside (etc.) block just as fast as i could punch or kick. I think it was the combination of wednesday night and the night with Master Dave that made me fully realize this. And now a quote which I found becasue of what BKJN Dan posted on facebook.


“Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” - Bernice Johnson Reagon

Back to Aim High

My family and I just went on a short vacation and I'm ready to get back to an Aim High lifestyle. It was intresting on my vacation to notice how much martial arts was apart of my life. I did so many things connected to martil arts and it felt normal. For instance we did sidekicks off the boat and other moves like that. Also at school I had to write about my life one the first things I thought of were my family and my favorite sport or hobbie. Martial arts was in both of the sections like CGN Jessica said we go from student to family. Also if any of my friends are having a hard time I suggest martial arts to them or just suggest talking to an instuctor. Another thing is at school we go forms with all are information. One of are contacts listed when something goes wrong was Daniel Sikkens or BKJN Dan. And I realize if something did happen I would want to call Bkjn. I just know that Aim High will always be there and that we all are family.

First Day of School

Yesterday, was my first day of high school and it was pretty fun. I knew half the people there was rarely any new people. and today was jacob's first day of high school so we both go to the same school now which is pretty fun. I wasn't really nervous at all because this would be like my 3 time at a new school so it was fine.

jits

it was really great to be back on the mat for jits last night.  the last time i logged... was back in the middle of may! i thought i would be a little sore today, but i feel pretty good.  my left shoulder doesn't feel too bad, but i realized last night during warms ups that i can't put too much pressure on it.  my shoulder has been giving me troubles off/on this year and has made it really difficult on getting push-ups logged. 

Summer's End

Tomorrow is the first day of school! I'm so excited- and nervous. I'm going into 7th grade and this year I'm going to be in an advanced placement program in my school district. Homework levels are way higher (so its a good thing I like homework). The good thing about school starting is that I have less than 100 sit ups left and only a little more than 3,000 push ups left. So I only have to do like 100 to 200 a day and finish by October 1. Tonight, my family is having a BBQ with my dad's family.

Yesterday evening, for dinner my parents, my sister and I ate dinner outside. It was a beautiful evening. We are lucky to live in such a lovely place. Today I began my 4th environmental act. I'm typing a pamphlet about disposing of household items properly so that they don't end up in landfills and harm animals and plants.

As much as I'm sad to be looking at sun down of summer, I'm exciting to find out what great things are hiding behind the autumn sun rise.