This is by way of a multiple blog because so much happened in two days:
Competition 06/10/19:
I had triple nerves, both as a competitor and a father, as both me and my son were competing. But I didn't need to worry. It was at Inter-Club level, so not as intense, Results were:
Son - NSa 2nd out or 6
Me - NSh 3rd out of 4
Kumite Son - 1 - 1 points, lost on extra minute 1st point
My son thought he had done better in the Kumite, but accepted the result, proud of him, it was a wonderful day 😁😁. Our Dojo won 13 medals in total, but more importantly was fun competing with friends. Than you to my Sensei and all from the Matsuri Dojos. A special thank you to Sensei Darren Hollis of the Stevenage Dojo for his encouraging words 😊😊.
Good News
First test results had been inconclusive, but lung age suggested 30 years older
Nurse appointment - new breath test, but said my description of what I did (karate, walking etc) and effects of steroid inhaler said differently
Doctor appointment - results from new breath test not fully uploaded, but showed oxygen levels improved to 97% and continued use of steroid inhaler may give some more improvement
Dojo day after
Lots of aches from the last two days. We did Some different stretches and core exercises in warm up, then on to Kata: Naihanchi Shodan, followed by Kata and other drills with different partners:
Naihanchi crash - plus add ons
Pinan Crash, punch, arm control - plus add ons
Tegumi style, arm block, finger strike, hammer fist to arm, arm control - plus add ons
Then on to Kobudo, where we did Bo Kihon Katas. What made it more fun was that my son, who was watching, was invited to take part by Sensei Alison. He's been wanting to do Kobudo for ages, so all in all a really good few days 😁😁😁
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