January 20, 2010

Learning Again

Last night, I had every intention of staying home and curling up with a book. It had been an early start for me yesterday and I was tired. Couple that with the fact that my knee is feeling cranky and I had no intention of going to karate, much as I wanted to be there mentally.

I made dinner and sat down to eat with the family and the whining began. Lil C wanted two spoons and she had taken one from Big I. Big I then complained about the food and stated that the rice "had no flavor" despite the fact that I had cooked it in chicken stock and covered it in sauce and mushrooms from the chicken marsala I also made. Then Lil C started screaming at the very top of her lungs about the spoon and I lost it. I ate my last bite, took my plate to the sink, put my shoes on, grabbed my karate bag and I was out the door.

"See, you whined so much you made mommy go to karate!" Mr. BBM said.

I'm glad they did.

I was able to learn two new kata tonight that I'll need for 2nd degree black belt (not that I'm even thinking about that at all in the slightest way possible). It's just nice to learn something new every once in a while. I learned the dreaded Suiyoshi Nokun Ni which I wouldn't even watch before last night because it's so similar to Suiyoshi Nokun Ichi and easily confused for those about to test for black belt. I also learned Odo No Sai Ichi which I remembered a lot of from a training camp session I attended in the summer.

It was nice to concentrate so much on something new that I was actually able to sort of forget about my knee for a little while. It was nice to have a mental break from that.

Today, I'm going to force myself to work out in an attempt to strengthen my leg muscles further. And Thursday, if nothing comes up between now and then, I may actually be able to make it into a second night of karate in the same week. It's good for my soul; my soul needs it.