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Japan (part ichi)
Hinomaru ("sun circle") We usually schedule a visit to Japan at the end of each year to stay with Mrs danyul’s parents and to visit other family in Japan. Unfortunately we were unable to make it in 2008/09 but this year we were able to fly out to Japan just before Christmas. Our normal schedule would be to spend Christmas in the UK with my family and then New Year in Japan with Mrs... [Read more]
2009 – danyul.net in review
danyul.net My very first post on danyul.net was published on the 28th May 2008 , which means that 2009 was my first complete blog calendar year. I am a sucker for any type of top 10 /100 list that reviews a year (or decade) or a review of the year type article so here is my guide to danyul.net through 2010. I changed my Wordpress theme in 2009 to the Streamline theme from StudioPress and I have been... [Read more]
1st Kyu
MiniMe performing basics With an end of year trip to Japan looming we just had time to fit a final grading in before we headed off on holiday. In what should in theory be our last kyu grading before we go for our black belts late in 2010, we once again headed to Vale Farm Sports Centre ready for a tough examination of our karate. The grading took place on Sunday 20th December 2009 and would include... [Read more]
JKAE Brown & Black Belt Course 2009
Gneo Sensei (7th Dan, Belgium) We were back at the Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex on Saturday 5th December 2009 for a JKAE Brown & Black belt course. We have attended various JKAE courses over the past 2.5 years but this is the first time that we have been available and eligible to attend a brown & black belt course. The course contents were not advertised so our expectation was for an Ohta... [Read more]
Brighton 10K
10k completed and just before MiniMe claimed the medal I have been running for approaching 2 years although mostly just as a more endurance based exercise compared to the short sharp busts of exercise experienced in karate. Although I always enjoy completing a run I sometimes find it hard to motivate myself to get out there in the first place. So as someone motivated by gadgets and setting goals, I... [Read more]
