Seasons.

[TraditionalDan]

Now the winter is here I feel my karate strengthening yet again.

Does anyone else find this? Is it due to the heat of the summer?

[kkennedy219]

Yes.

Being in California, the weather is hardly wintery yet, but things are definitely starting to cool off. I find training is way more effective, and way more fun, when it's finally less than 100 degrees in the dojo.

[bushido_man96]

I don't think it really matters. If anything, when it gets colder outside, I find it is tougher to get good and warmed up. I almost prefer to be really warm when working out.

[Montana]

Yep...winter's coming. 80's here during the day, 30's at night. Go from shorts and a tank top to a heavy coat...all within about 8 hours...gotta love it!

[lordtariel]

That's sort of how it is with me. Hard to get up the motivation too work out when the weather's 104, especially with a heavyweight gi.

[knma91]

There is really no winning with season in SoCal. Hot summer make it tough on you and winter is hard to get warmed up.

[Zanshin]

In what us Brits "laughingly" refer to as our summer, I do find it hard to get to the Dojo as opposed to coming home from work and cracking open a cold can of beer.

In the winter though, seems like the right thing to do.

Thank goodness I don’t live in Southern California. Not only would I never train, but I would have to be “dried out” every few weeks.

[Montana]

I had frost on my car windows yesterday morning.

[armanox]

The only advantage that the summer provides me is that my injured hip is much more relaxed.

The winter on the other hand, makes me want to train to stay warm, and doesn't leave my gi sweatsoaked at the end of class

[Jay]

WOW that is seriously hot there is no way that i think you can properly concentrate in that heat after a long workout so i take it you would do your fine movements at the start?

I struggle when its 80 i find that way too hot i like it room temperature all the time