Karate at Josei High

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This, by far, has been my favorite activity. That could be because I was able to release alot of built up anxiety and stress.

We arrived at Josei and were introduced to Sensei Takara. He is the homestay father of Claire and Hannah. He has trained the national karate champion. This champion still teaches with Sensei at Josei.

Josei students performed a demonstration for us. Then our students were offered a chance to challenge a Josei student. Now this is not a normal challenge because the Josei student just stood there will the Mike Moses student hit them, kicked them, or dropped them to the mat.

Many of our students were a little shy. But not Claire, she was our first one to step up to the challenge. She did a great high kick and I just happen to catch it on camera. I hope to load that picture later. I was so proud of those students who participated. It was so much fun. The girls were so scared to hit the other girls. It just wasn't in their nature. Hannah made the funniest noises while hitting. She was say, "wosh", when she punched.

Mrs. McCrary and myself were not too shy to try. Mrs. McCrary made the loudest noises. I was a little scared she might pull a muscle. She did great. That high kick was not her strong point, but she really dropped her opponent good. I decided that I would not be timid. I had a boy opponent, so why not hit him as hard as I could. By the way, we were wearing padded gloves on our hands. I did a double hit, a high kick and then a drop kick. Sensei Takara complimented me on my karate skills. I have no karate skills, just needed to punch someone that wouldn't punch back.

Each of us received a trophy as a gift for visiting Josei Karate. Pictures to come later. Just so you know, if you are interested in being the national karate champion, a prerequisite is NO FRONT TEETH!