Break-a-thon: Bruised Pinkies and Realizations
Tonight was the break-a-thon for us and I have so many thoughts and feelings swirling around inside me so I'm writing this blog as a way to get some of them out, and because I think these thoughts could be important to look back on. I am currently typing this with bruised knuckles and swollen pinkies alternating the ice-pack as I gather my thoughts. nervous. I felt very nervous going into the break-a-thon. Between trying to organize the lion building project, getting year of the dragon stuff prepared, and a few crazy busy weeks at work, amidst everything I let the break-a-thon slide under the radar. For some reason I thought we might not be doing breaks in the blackbelt class, so it wasn't until a couple hours before class started that I tried to piece together some combinations and techniques I wanted to use. This paired with what I noticed while I was running the warm up for the level II's the other night did not bode well for my mental state going into tonight; I had r...