Our Dojo is offering an adult sword class. We learn the black belt form for sword over the course of six weeks. Eva has always wanted to learn sword so we signed up together to give it a go. It is easier than nunchuks were but still pretty challenging.
Our swords are wooden practice swords and they have very smooth handles. So, I picked up up some tape from Dick’s Sporting Goods to wrap around the handles. This stuff is used for baseball bats or hockey sticks. It makes the sword much easier to hold. Plus, it makes the swords look even cooler. Now, if I could only get the wrist wrap down.
Andy has been taking Karate since he was 4 years old. He’s earned ranks through his years as a Little Dragon and he is at Advanced Red in Karate Kids. This past year he has expressed a desire to stop training in karate. He no longer enjoys it. He does not want to pursue a black belt in karate. He’s going to finish out June and then take July and August off. When September rolls around he’s going to go back and train for 3 months and then he’ll be 11 and he’ll be able to start Jr. Krav if he wants to. He has expressed to me that this is what he would like to do. He sees that Krav has more action and you are constantly doing things. I’d love to see him do this. I really want him to have something that is so beneficial to his self confidence. However, just because it has been great for me and for Eva doesn’t mean that it will be the same for Andy but we can hope that he likes it more.
