Last Sunday at the Aoyama Dojo was
the final grading for this year. Many attended both the kids and the adults
sessions and it was again packed full of exciting moment. Everyone performed so
well and as always we all walked away having learned so many things.
Throughout the day there was a lot of good advice from Yamaguchi-Sensei. Advice not only for kids but same for adults. I thought most impactful was his comment "Doing karate is not just
coming to the dojo to spar and it is not just training hard to be physically
strong. It is more training to be strong mentally and to be mature. It is does
not just mean being this way in the dojo but
at home, school or at work". Attitude and manner is very important
when studying martial especially with Mugen Ryu Karate.
Congratulations to everyone who
participated at both the Aoyama and Kuromae Dojo's and a big thank you to
Yamaguchi-Sensei, Suzuki-Sensei and all the other assisting instructors for
making 2016 a truly wonderful year for practicing Mugen Karate.
