get back into karate

It’s good to be back! Tonight I got to practice a few self-defense techniques that I haven’t seen for, oh, six or seven years. I’m surprised at how quickly they came back.

I also signed up for classes for the next year. I’m back for real, and it feels good!

I’m remembering things faster than I expected. Naturally I still have a long way to go before I’m back where I was seven years ago, but I feel like this is going well. I seriously need to get back into shape, though, and none of the “round is a shape XD” excuses I’ve been giving myself the last few years. I’m tiring out a lot faster than I used to.

I earned my black belt several years ago, but I had to stop doing karate for a while because of a back injury, and then life and other activities filled up my time. I’ve been away from karate for about seven years now.

This week, I went back. I’m not entirely sure if it’s going to work out, but I certainly hope so! I’ve forgotten a lot, but I’m finding that I still enjoy it as much as I always did.