karate

Did karate this evening for 2 hours. We did a lot of work with the sai (hand-held small swords) so my arms are exhausted. A student led the stretches and beginning exercises and he had just gotten into yoga so we did a lot of yoga sequences to begin which was cool.

I have been doing karate on and off since February of 1999. For some reason, since my mother passed away I am having a very hard time focusing during class and find myself often having to hold back tears. That combined with my current running focus led me to tell my instructor this evening that I am going to take a sabbatical from karate until at least January. Hopefully I will be able to return then with a slightly clearer head (and less injuries).