And then Karate Happened

Screen grab from my IG story circa January 2019. 

Meanwhile, this video 👌🏾 helped me sort out my dodgy belting.  

As with all things new with me, I struggled, panicked, got mighty anxious, felt very self conscious and lost confidence in my ability to learn so many times but I didn’t give up. After class, I’d watch the following videos and marvel at the masterful form and the graceful movement. I even started to obsess on the sound their clothes make everytime they lock and pop into a stance

Months in with movement far from graceful and my clothes about as confident as my Kia!, Sensei mentioned after one session at the dojo that I should consider registering to be graded. Now this mightn’t read like a big deal to you but to me and my zero coordination self, this was very laughable. Me? That didn’t think I’d be ready to grade for at least two years, if at all? He wants me to do what now? Hell nawh 🤣

Screen grab from my IG story March 2019.