Shotokan-kez

My instructor is Sensei David Grice 5th dan. There are also other instructors....Sensei Palmer 5th dan, Sensei Robbins 3rd dan and sensei Moores 2nd dan.

Hehe yes aodhan our 'chips' are your fries, i think you would say our 'crisps' are your chips lol Kez xx

lol oops thats told me!! I have very high metabolism and burn fat easily, i am quite thin, would this help? I like salt but i have seen people add it to mash potato and such like and on roast dinners...personally i think doing that ruins the real taste of the dinner...just the chip thing i need to sort out lol. Kez xx

I find the very last part hard! Kez xx

I would prefere it if our sensei did much more Bunkai. We do some from time to time, especially when someone is finding some certain part of a kata difficult, we will do it all in very slow motion and be shown the moves in Bunkai, i enjoy it and it helps so much to grasp what kata is all about. So on the whole i don't think we do enough of it, so i think i may ask sensei about this in the next session. Kez xx

Thanks Richard, i will look later just gotta do the kids tea. I will post on here if i find anything. Kez xx

Just out of sheer interest...is salt bad for your heart? I eat chips every day out of my chip pan and then put loads of salt on...is that really bad or does much more mean a danger? Kez xx

Just a quick update....He's doing great...only he has awful hair. I'm not allowed to wash it for five days an he keeps getting his food in it!! lol I'm dying to get him in the bath. Kez xx

woohoo karate k congrats on ur brown belt!!

Hey at least you had the guts to check, i think you showed compassion and courage - well done you!!

oooooooo Aodhan.....wanna take this outside?? Hehehe

Know the feeling June. Us women have to go through so much!! LOl

I have a mountain bike and so does Ryan but i don't know the real names for them tho lol. Mine has dual suspension and 21 gears, Ryans also has suspension and fancy frame. We cycle mainly road because we cycle to karate and back. We dont have mountains here but there is a lot of woodland here so it's a nice ride out there. Kez xx

I also split my head open when i was a kid after being hit by a car! I guess most kids do it. Mum said it will probably be the first of many while he's growing up. Thanks for the well wishes!! Kez xx

I have never heard of bagua, what is it?

Well done on your purple belt grading june. Jion is very challenging i always get stuck on that bit in the middle where you have to squat down then put your arms back to the sides, i have to keep watching the video to remind me. Jion has some implications in it that remind me of Jitte.

Thanks aefibird, means a lot. I had to change his nappy standing up before because he couldn't lie down, cos of his head. Bless him. It was difficult hope its not like that for long lol. Kez xx

Today a group of us was at a friends house. We had a good spread of food out, lots of drinks and the sun was out. We decided to get the paddling pool out for the kids. My little one Ethan was playing with one of those cars that you sit on, next thing we know it's flown backwards and he's fell off. Then he was screaming and blood was everywhere, he split the back of his head. We called an ambulance and things were mayhem. At hospital he had two stitches and was allowed to go home. He's asleep now but all i have been doing all day is kissing and cuddling him, he's only two and feeling very sorry for himself. I have put the 'good day' in the post because something like this makes you realise how important and precious things are....especially our children. It could have been a lot worse, but my baby is ok!! Sorry guys just feeling a little emotional about it all. Kez

All i have heard is toshinden then game, we had it on ps1. Double check hun kez xx

England have done really well with the friendly's....but what is going on with those penalty kicks?? Hope that doesn't carry on when the real games start and they go to penalty shoot outs!!

Wow, what a kata....i love it. I already knew bits of it. Our class was small tonight so sensei worked with me for the full hour plainly on Jion. I know the kata now but it's going to take a very long time to perfect it. Just thought i would share this with everyone...i love learning new kata's. What do you guys think of this kata? Kez

Hi everyone thanks for the comments. I did decide to train tonight but i almost fainted and had to sit out half the session. I have to admit the exercise did help with the pain and i hardly felt it at all. But i ended up getting very hot and dizzy and had to sit out. Well at least i know now. Kez xx

Hi all ladies. Can your MA training help with period pains? I never go karate at that time of the month because i suffer with it painfully and hormonally. I later heard that all the training can actually help. I don't like missing lessons at all so i hate this. Can any ladies shed any light on this matter? Sorry boys not a very good one for you lol Kez

Kez 2nd kyu (2nd brown) Shikata shotokan Ryan 6th kyu (green) Shikata shotokan

When i failed my driving test 11 years ago i should have re-took it!!