2006 Workouts #44 and #45: Small tests and Sochins make for a good weekend.

This week saw the second of three planned examinations, this time it was predominantly a youth test. After a very thorough class by , our test candidates did a fantastic job. I managed to get 11 Sochins accomplished before classes started, I secretly wanted to do a few more.

I got that chance on Saturday. With the help of Garls-san, , and I put away another 20 Sochin kata, bringing the totals to what you see below. I hope to cross the 600 mark this week, hopefully making it to 625 by the end of the month. Dad and I did Sochin alternating with Bassai Dai for the first 20 minutes of Saturday’s workout. It was nice to do a little Bassai Dai again… I haven’t focused on that kata much for a long time.

Not much else to report aside from the excellent job done by our test candidates. They should really be proud of their accomplishment, karate is not an easy thing.