Does my 'substitute' instructor read these blogged ramblings? I don't know, but he certainly granted my wishes in my last offering.
It's a week to go to the English Championships and this time last week I was fretting because I'd only just decided which pattern to perform, and also because I've not done point-stop sparring since this time last year.
I'm also pretty gutted I can't train at my club because of work, so I can't raise these worries with my instructor - and probably w... Read More
Two weeks from now it'll probably all be over: my participation in the TAGB English Championships.
But that's two weeks away - and the nerves are already kicking in.
I've not competed for a year, since I won in patterns and sparring as a yellow stripe in 2008, and I think the lack of match practice is eating at me.
This time round I have a choice of pattern - Do-san or Won-hyo. I have both pretty much nailed and was going to go with won-hyo, thinking I'd get more marks fo... Read More
