Tonight I worked on taeguke chil jang and helped teach (and review) taeguke Ee JANG. 

I am really happy at bee martial arts academy!!!  I'm excited to work towards my brown belt!!  

Things are going well at MPMA self defense!   I'm very happy!    Except a part of my heart remain in Xin-Tao and I miss jerry. 

But new students, new box placed,  very happy!!!

 I'm bad at keeping records!    

Been working on my next form for Tae Kwon do.  As well as learning the next two forms for shotokan!

Been helping a lot with the younger students with their forms and one steps.

Trying to learn my three steps but I do know the new self defenses (bear hugs) and I continually mess up on Yuk JANG at the same place!!!  Grrrr!!!

But it'll come!   Sooner or later I will be a red belt! :)

 Worked on yuk Jang and it's going to take me awhile!   But soon enough I'll be a red belt in Tae Kwon do (then brown, poome and black). 

Haven't worked on my one steps or self defense today,   But I did start work on my next shotokan rank!!! :)

Pretty happy with everything so far,    Students are getting closer to their respective belts!!!   One of my white belts got another stripe and we had a new adult student start his trial- first one from groupon (one month from groupon at half price)

Pretty excited getting to learn shotokan and Tae kwon do!

 Yesturdays classes were awesome!!!    Sadly my self defense students didn't show up due to being sick. But I used that time to practice shotokan karate!!

Then during Tae Kwon do I helped with forms and self defenses for the new yellow belts.   It's been about a year since I did them so it was a much needed review for me!!!   I also worked with Ms.Amber on my new one steps and the knife defenses!!!

Lots of fun!!!

I had planned on filming the first few parts of my shotokan white belt test but Stefan forgot and as I have no adult students we closed the school early.

Might try filming today but could also wait til next week.  I know the forms and the one steps;  not sure about the self defenses or the exact way Master Jon wants me to film the test.

 I guess the tournament was cancelled but there's one in Seattle soon. So I'm working on a nunchuku form still and started working on my new one steps and my new form  today (taeguke Yuk Jang) as well as a lot of sparring with Thomas!!

My new goal is to get through this rank, then Red (chill Jang) and get to Brown as soon as possible so that I can start polishing everything for my poome and the 1st degree black belt but ALSO so I can start training in shotokan karate more seriously.

Going to try to find a time to film my one steps for the first rank as soon as possible.   Then the two forms!  Then I'll edit it together and post it here and on YouTube and hopefully get started working on the yellow belt stuff!!! :)

That way right after my black belt in Tkd I should be 2-3 ranks into shotokan and can focus on finishing that up!!!   

Pretty excited!!!

 Been working on my new form but will be taking a break this week as I prep for a tournament on Saturday!!   So tonight I worked on a weapons form and the Sa Jang and Sam Jang forms (if I get to choose I'll do Sam Jang) to compete in my next tournament!!!

I also worked on my new one steps necessary to achieve my red belt as well as my self defenses and new form (taeguke Yuk Jang)

Pretty happy!  Every day I get closer to that black belt test!!!!

 I have the hang of O Jang form and working on One-Steps and self defenses!!

Thursday We reviewed ALL the self defenses from white to black.  It was awesome!!

Prepping for my second tournament and I DO HAVE THE DAYS OFF!  So I'm excited!

Tomorrow I will be focusing on prepping my self defense students students for their orange belt (Danika/ Gavin) and yellow (Tami).

Hopefully getting some new self defense white belts soon!!!

 I'm getting the hang of O Jang form for my high BLUE BELT rank in Tae Kwon do.Once I get a hang of it I will work on the one steps and hapkido's and test for my next rank!

Very excited!!!    Also nearly got another student (Tami Yu) to her yellow belt rank!!! 

 I may be missing my tournament due to a scheduling conflict with my CNA job!   But I'm still prepping the forms and my weapons form in hope that someone will cover my shift!!!

I might be doing a night shift or day shift it a double day-evening or evening-night!  What ever I have to do to get to this tournament!!

So hope someone will cover my shift!

 Been really bad at keeping up with this journal.  :(. 

Today was a very very long day!  I taught my 3:30 self defense class.  Then I reviewed SA JANG and SAM JANG for an upcoming tournement and helped the white belts in Tkd with their requirements.

I had 2 new students in the mma fitness class and had a blast with that,  but damn was I tired.   Then later there was another Tkd class where we played games and worked on basics and then open mat where I worked again on my form for the tournement.

In the evening self defense class we worked on creating distance and sparring the shield. I also awarded my student Tami to her white belt with 2 stripes!

Oh boy am I tired!   Very impressed with all my students dedication! And Tami is very shy but wow, she's got some power behind her kicks!!! 

Very proud of her! 

Tomorrow I go to prep more for the tournement!!