Last Blog?

Last blog!

It's 2:41 AM, Jae's birthday and no body can sleep. Our black belts are already been wrapped around our waists. I wanted to do one last blog summing everything up. 

The black belt preformance was nevracking and I've never been so grossed out/happy in my entire life except when I first got my white belt. The floors in the dressing room were... Sticky. 

The secret event is really fun so far, but right now not a lot has been happing. 

So guys can you do me a favor and blog once more? I would love to see how you guys felt and reacted at the preformance. 

Did you know?: I have ran of of facts. Sorry. 

Signing off for the last time,

    CGN Serena! 

Recap

Hey guys! Right now I'm in the car to pick up my Grampa from the airport and right now we are stuck in traffic, so I decided it would be a good time to kinda "recap" as I listen to "The Fox" because my family downloaded it and it is on my phone now. 

So first is school; and the thing I want to talk about first in school is that the girl, Kathy as I called her last time, she got the message and stopped talking during class! Woo-hoo! Her friend, (I'm going to call her... Goldie) started a rumor about me saying that I was mean. But it's ok because no body really knows me. Second of all, there is a school dance on the day of the black belt performance and I will not be going to it! My school friends have been BEGGING me to go and now I have an excuse to tell them NO! JK, they already know I'm not going before they knew it was the day of the BB performance. The theme of the dance was "sock hop" and you weren't allowed to wear shoes, so I am thinking it would smell like feet anyways. 

The second thing I wanted to talk about was the black belt test, which was a little nerve racking. The written test day, was probably the most I have ever laughed. I really still can't believe Jae didn't guess what MacKenzie (<- Sorry- I can't spell) was. The "charades" game we played was hilarious, and I could tell the people acting were trying not to laugh their heads off. 

The physical test was the only test where I think I say "um" the most times. The funny thing was, my first class I cried once, and my black belt I cried once too. I guess it's kinda ironic, in my opinion. Congrats to Mike! Like everyone else, you did your best and was awesome! Going hiking was really awesome too. The scenery was amazing... If only I could take a picture with my eyes... Laser tag out of everything, took me by surprise. 

The last thing I want to talk about is Sunday, which is the most relaxing part of my entire weekend. I got to hang with the girls, get a manicure (which you will just have to see for yourself) and go to a candy shop. I swear, I felt like a pigeon finding a French fry and trying it for the first time.

That's all I really have to talk about for now, so yeah. 

Did you know?: You are reading this right now. You realized that was a stupid fact. You're smiling. You are enjoying tihs. You didn't realized I spelled "this" wrong. You're checking. You're smiling again. 

•Serena•

(GO BEAVERS!)

Enjoyed Special BlackBelt Sat

I wanted to say I really enjoyed working out with the team both physically and mentally.

It was also great to have our sister school join us as well....always great to see how others do martial arts.

I thought this years event was especially great because we really kept on track in regards to time and managed to enjoy great physical training and a fantastic bouldering experience.

We topped that off with a wonderful view of my heritage from Japan....the exquisite detail that was applied to the Samurai from their armor, helmets, swords etc....I can see why it was truly considered to be an art....to help create.

I did enjoy performing in the park for the forms and was glad that I didn't have to roll in the mud considering my open is all ground based.

Looking forward to one last week before our big test...keep practicing as the next week will showcase our final test!

School

Lately I've noticed that my attitude has changed in the past month. 

I am happier and also kinda... Moody, I guess.

Ever since school started I saw this as an opportunity to be who be who I really was, and I treat everyone with respect. But some people took my respect and traded it with anger, annoyance, and loss of temper. 

Today was an odd day; we had 2nd period, 4th period, 6th period, all-school lunch, then 8th period. I had already had my 2nd and 4th period, and had to walk halfway across the school to go to my next period. At this point without any brain food, I couldn't really think or concentrate. And basically anything could distract me from learning. 

In 6th period, I am in the back of the class room, with the most talkative girl and her two other friends across and next to her. Let's call the girl who sits next to me Kathy.

Kathy and her friends liked to talk during class and usually I will tell them to be quiet, and shush her once and a while and she would get quieter. Today was an off day apparently for her too because whenever I would shush her or tell her to be quiet she would be a hypocrite and shush me back as she talks to her friends or be all like,"I get it OK? I'm not a little kid and your not the boss of me!" Or say something like,"Ever heard of being nice? I heard you the first time!" At this point, shushing her three times and telling her to politely be quiet so I could focus 10 times, the bomb exploded.

And I snapped.

I called her out kinda of, and told her if to be quiet so I could focus. And this is how the conversation went:

Me: Can you PLEASE just stop your conversation? I can't focus with you guys talking. And we are supposed to be-

Kathy: Why can't you just ignore us and let us talk? I mean, we are talking about something.

Me: Is it related to music because that's what the teacher is talking about.

Kathy: No, because this class is, like, totally boring. And no body at this table really cares about this, rrrrriiiiigggghhhhttt? 

Me: Um, I care about this. But I can't focus with you guys talking so-

Kathy: Whatever. *Goes back to talking with her friends.*

I literally wanted to rip out my hair, so I shot my hand up in the air, and asked to move tables or split the table up. The girls gave me a glare and the teacher said that they need to be quiet, and went back to teaching. I wasent moved, Kathy wasent moved, and everyone was unhappy at my table. Kathy told me that I was such a bully because I told on them and I "never told them to be quiet." 

AHHHHHHHH! 

Ok, wait on moment, I am going to scream in the corner for a minute. 

Ok, I'm back. 

The bell rung, it was lunch time, etc. I passed by there group of friends as I headed to my last class, and I saw Kathy exclaim: "OH! There she is!" And pointed to me. I heard whispers about me and I feel when I go back to school, everyone is going to treat me with unwanted respect. Like treat me as if I was the bully. Well, I hope that doesn't happen.

And if you feel like I'm acting differently, I'm probably having one of my off days. 

It's been awhile since anyone has really blogged, in fact it feels like this website is completly deserted. So don't be shy to blog about school, new thing, martial arts, you could probably blog about your past experiences, memories, or food if you really wanted to. Or you could just rant like I did. : ) 

•Serena•

Binders

Just wanted to say thank you to Aunt Anna for her help last night with my binder and acts of kindness.  Also want to thank my mom and dad as well as all the generations team for everyone's support and setting up the event.

Let's keep up the great work and finish this year strong!

Kaitlyn Gonzales

- Do or Do Not!

Binders

It was fun having a binder get together with some of the team members tonight.  It was very helpful seeing what everybody else is doing with theirs.  I realized how hard of work it actually is meeting all the requirements and putting it all together, especially if you aren't keeping up with it every week.  It was nice to see all the progress that we have made and to reflect on our accomplishments.  I will see everyone at conditioning tomorrow and have my binder prepared.  T-Berg out!!!

Binders

Binders are due tommarow! Make sure that your binder is ready. Those of you who were at aim high today looking at binders are all pretty much organized except the acts of kindness part and you need just a little more. Keep at it and don't give up. Just make sure your binders are up to date and that you have everything you need you can also use your binder expectation sheet for reference. This part of the test may be hard that's why we have to challenge ourselves in going above and beyond. Remember work hard and dream big.

SEPT. 28. 2013

I AM SOOOOO EXCITED BECAUSE IN 1 DAY I AM 12!!!!!!!!!! but at the same time i kind of am not because first i have Saturday training and i feel confident about my binder except for my PROFILES AND LEADERSHIP PROJECTS  than KJN still has. okay, so after training we have to get home quick because one of my volleyball friend's mom is going to take me to our volleyball game in Vancouver. i wanted to ask KJN  if i could take it a little easy tomorrow because i am going to be sore from my legs. i though sometimes feel overwhelmed because i don't know if any of you remember one of my first posts that i was overwhelmed about my sports, yeah well we are back to there again. on Mondays i have volleyball and right after that finishes i have martial arts. on Tuesdays i have nothing. on Wednesdays i have volleyball and right after martial arts. on Thursdays i have nothing. on Fridays i have volleyball. on Saturdays i have Saturdays training and after that is done, i have a volleyball game. on Sundays i have OGA. then back to Monday again. i hope you guys can understand that if i am not at black belt training or if i look tired that i am really tired from all of my sports.

JOG-A-THON

Today i had a run called the jog-a-thon. the whole point was to run s many laps as you could in 40 minutes. last year i ran 19.5 so this year i determined to get at least 20 laps. I DID GET 20 LAPS!! usually this boy from my class get more than me, but this year we tied!! oh yeah! i forgot to say that the boy and girl from each class who runs the most laps, usually gets a prize. last year and i think this year we just get a certificate. the class from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, got to go to sky high if their class had the highest average. honestly, i think we are going to sky high!!! :) i kept asking every body what number of laps we did and the lowest number someone told me was 12. i think that is pretty good!! i am sooo tired though because it was cold and one of my friend's dad timed how long we were going per lap and he said that for most of the laps we were going 2 minutes per lap. today i also have volleyball practice!!! i am going to be tired for tomorrow.

My school jog a thon

This morning I had my school jog a thon. My goal was to run 12 laps which was three miles. When I ran with my class I ran 14 laps, when I ran with my first grade buddy I ran 5 laps, when I ran with Lorenzo I ran 3 laps, when I ran with Giovanni I ran 2 laps which in total today I ran 24 laps which is 6 miles. I feel like I did much better this year than last year. All the training we have been doing is helping a lot!
~Annmarie :)

LAST WEEK'S GAME

Last week i had my first volleyball game!!!! I was really excited, but at the same time I was nervous(always happens to me in volleyball games). Once we got there, some other teams were playing each other, and after they finished it was my team to play. Our coaches got everything ready. Before we knew it, it was time to play!
The other team had to serve before us so we were in a position called serve/ receive. Well...Let me just tell you that after the first serve... BUMP,SET.HIT.(point) After that, we just kept serving, and serving, and serving. The only way we would lose a point, was by missing our serve, but then the other team missed the first serve so it was our turn again. The first set we won like 25 to like 5. The last set we won 25 to like 7!!! I am really glad to be back to volleyball. last year, we got 5th place, this year we are going to be 1st!!!!!!  :)   :)  :)

docter visit

I know I haven't been on here nearly as much as I should have but it's taken some getting used to blogging. sorry I wasn't there Sunday, I injured my foot couple weeks ago and it was still hurting so I went into the doctor. we took x rays to make sure it was not a fracture. thank goodness it wasn't! but I did end up with a pretty nasty sprain and a torn ligament :(  I wont stop testing but I will have some more challenges to face but I plan to do my best and not give up! will see you al Wednesday.

Proactive Attitude

proactive: serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation

“I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room …. just wait.”
“That doesn't have anything to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged, it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. ..."  (Full story: http://www.karenstan.net/2013/09/24/each-day-is-a-gift/)

So many times we react to situations and remind ourselves what our attitude should be.  We focus on the 10% / 90% life / reaction portion and often forget that we have a choice to make regarding our attitude that we embrace for the day.  Instead of reacting to events, face life by proactively deciding that nothing is going to get you down.  Then when people act in a certain way or the inevitable happens, you are already prepared for it.  You know that there is nothing you could do to change it and you will already have your one string strung and will be ready to attack the situation head on with your positive attitude.

Getting close

Team,

It's rally time...by that I mean every class/workout should be a mini test....seeing that we flush out all the areas we may not know or what we need to fine tune....

Help each other out!  It really is the only way that you and your teammates can get better!

I have been quite ill for the last five days, so now the Doctor is putting me on medication. I haven't worked out during my stent as a prisoner to my illness, so I am starting to go a little stir crazy, especially with the end of our test coming up. I hate playing catch up. I should be better soon. I guess the bright side is that I may have needed some rest, but I am definitely ready to get back to it.

I have given KJN a few pictures for the graduation slide show. I keep many photos in my binder as I did during my last test. One of them is BSBN Girl Sam, CGN Darius and myself after passing our poom belt test. The last picture is my Dad, my Sister and myself after my high school graduation ceremony, and as to the year, I won't say;) CGN Devon has also been kind enough to supply the instructors with photos of training and testing throughout the year. I love these photos because when I look at them I remember exactly what I was feeling at that moment in time.

I like to keep pictures in my binder because it helps me remember why we do what we do and the motivation to keep fighting. I also like to look at the different generations of people that have come through our school. Take a step back in these next few weeks to reflect on all the things that you have accomplished this year, on and off the mat. Maybe think about what your fondest memories will be or anything that you will do differently in the future. Grow and learn from this year, and feel good about what you have been through. Have faith that you will finish the race.

"Faith literally means 'to give up, surrender, or commit.' Faith is complete confidence." --Billy Graham

Trying to get caught up

Hello everyone,
I woke up at 6:30 am thinking about my binder and all the pages of it that I've been procrastinating on filling in this year -- which led me to the Generations blog, which made me think it's time to write an entry. So here I am ....

Every once in a while, I let the basic, everyday housekeeping tasks in my life pile up to a tipping point. These last six weeks have been that way for me. I've put a lot of my time into keeping up with job responsibilities, and as a result I've slacked off on my blogging and my binder updates. I know this part of our black belt preparation is just as important as our conditioning workouts and our physical curriculum. It's easier to put on the back burner -- which is how I got into this situation.

But no excuses -- I'm going to fill in the gaps and get my binder ready to turn in at the end of this week. It's my priority and my focus. Whoop whoop!!!

- Michael

Today's Saturday Morning Workout

For todays Saturday morning workout we ran about 3 1/2 miles. I was able to run without stopping which is a big improvement with me. I ran it in 30-40 minutes, a personal record. I believe part of the reason I did so well is because I had a great group of people that I ran with to motivate me. I hope everyone else had a great time too.

Race for the cure

  Haven't blogged in a while. So this last week we did the Komen Tace for the Cure. It helps find a cure for breast cancer.
  We got there some time at 7:00 by Tri-Met for my mom's 8k, and we stretched and waited for another hour for our race. We set a good pace at first, and it was good for about a mile, but then my sister's ankle started hurting, so we slowed our pace. We were doing on and off running just about the whole time, but me and Jae walked a block and SPRINTED a block. We often competed to see who could get to the next block first. It was really fun, and I had a great time. It was a lot like the shamrock run. I had a really great time, and I finished really strong.
   I was doing this for a family friend who is battling cancer. I'm really glad I did it because it was a great experience and it's just good to help treatment for breast cancer. I can't wait until my next 5k.


Brandon‼️

Blogger, My Nemesis

OK, so I haven't been blogging as I should.  After all, I am a very talkative person.  People have difficulties getting a word in edgewise while I'm around, everyone knows that about me, so why is blogging so difficult?

I think it has to do with the adrenaline rush of typing.  I get so excited to sit down and communicate more that my mind goes blank and I can't think of anything to write.

Balancing sports

This year I didn't play soccer and that's really been hiting me hard. Don't get me wrong I LOVE martial arts. It's just soccer has been a big part of my life since the second grade! I tried to do both last year but it just didn't work out. That's why I had to stop playing this season. Before this test I had made the classic team as keeper. They wanted me to try out for the fall team but I knew I couldnt balance it all.So I didn't end up trying out. I know how much my black belt means to me. I've been doing this for seven years. I can't give up now. It's been a rough road but hopefully it will have a smoothe ending.
-Annmarie :)