New Years M.A. Goals

[Patrick]

Good idea for a thread, quinteros1963. Thanks for starting it.

[DWx]

Good thread...

I guess it'll be the usual: lose weight, get fitter.. not really specifically MA but it'll help.

Haven't really thought about specific goals.. I hardly get to train that regularly now because I'm away at uni so if I can still keep my training going at this level then I'll be happy.

[joesteph]

Continue the weight loss concentration I started in '09. I believe it'll make me fitter as a martial artist, especially for endurance.

[Ichi_Geki]

To further polish my soul through martial arts and become a better person all around.

[Blade96]

make yellow belt (and orange belt if they allow meto test for it again in fall/winter since theynormally have tests twice a year)

goto a 2010 competition and win another goldmedal

be come really good at not only heian shodan but also heian nidan (yellow belt kata they learn) and heian sandan

what else? Oh. sparr =]

learn all thejapanese terminologyfor those, learn kata kihons, and kumites

and get my spacebar working! its being evil on me

and further live by the 20 principles of Mr Funakoshi.

[arcelt]

For 2010 I hope to:

- Reach 2nd degree in TKD

- Reach 2nd Kyu in Aikido

- Finally be able to do the sideways splits

- Develop my teaching skills

[TheHighlander]

I finally set goals for a great 2010 - it will be a unique year for me ripe with opportunity.

* Compete in the Jennifer Malloy tournament (local Chicago tournament) on Feb. 14 to gauge where I stand after my recent promotion.

I am now considered an intermediate student, and will compete against anyone who is 5th kyu up through 2nd kyu.

* Compete in the Illinois State Championship in May. This is a qualifier to the USANKF National Championship in July.

*Get promoted to yonkyu (4th kyu – High Purple) in May/June

* Compete in the USANKF National Championships – Greenville, SC July 8-11

* Start a blog documenting the journey.

http://miledeep.wordpress.com/

I know I am late to the blogging scene, but I follow a few karate blogs and have learned a lot from the writers and commenters. Would welcome anyone here to follow and help me along the way.

[JiuJitsuNation]

Compete in the 2011 Pan Ams and worlds gi and no gi, along with

possibly the international in chicago and the Masters and Seniors championship.

[evergrey]

Not bite as many people in the dojo, unless they really have it coming.

OM NOM NOM NOM!

[Wastelander]

I would like to earn rank in Shorin-Ryu, spar more (I'm not really all that fond of sparring because I'm not very competitive, but I'm trying to get more into it), and just keep training, learning, developing and getting better.

Not bite as many people in the dojo, unless they really have it coming.

OM NOM NOM NOM!

Lol