April 1 - 7, 2012

OK, 2 more weeks till the exam. Most of you will only train 5 times or less in 2 weeks; ask yourself if you're really going to be ready or not. You can certainly give it a shot even if you feel not quite ready. Or you sure can skip this time and focus on the next one (which will be in August). We don't practice just to pass the exam, but it's always nice to see yourself moving up the ranks and to get to learn a new Kata.

Training subjects: exam Kihon, your Kata, basic timing drills and single attack drills to improve Kime on each technique.

I don't have any more books to put out on the bookshelf as Book of the Month.... I don't want to put a book that you need to spend hours reading it, because let's face it, no one spends hours in that kitchen (except when we're having Menefee margaritas, of course). This month I decided to put this one out: ITKF Competition Rules. The Regionals and the Nationals are coming up; it's good to know some competition rule details even if you're just watching. That's a lot of readings, but just read through one category at a time, and it shouldn't be too bad. I will have to start thinking about next month's BOTM already...