Brown & Blackbelt class: Tonight’s class was difficult. Made extra difficult from just going through the previous hour for sure, but that really helped set the stage in a really great way.

We started off the same as the first hour. 30x reps of dumb bell work: curls, french curls, military press then spread leg roman deadlifts. Then the same prescription as before. All of us together had to move all the Kettle Bells, Dumb Bells and Medicine Balls into the 4x5 ring inside 10 minutes. I’m not really sure the Blackbelts needed much motivation, after all they’re Blackbelts and have it figured out. But I was very pleased to be moving much easier than some of them after 5 minutes in. The harder it got the more I seemed to be able to dig. That makes me feel good.

After that, we got in a line and performed what we knew of each of our newest Kata. I had Saiunchin… I don’t feel like I did it justice, but I dug and put all I had left into it. I can say that honestly. I felt pretty good after the class was through knowing I used what I had inside to power through and not to just survive it.

Very tough and very rewarding evening. These are the types of things that help you truly grow and gain the next level a little bit at a time. Brilliant class(es) tonight.