It is good to be back home in the U.S. I apologize for not posting blogs/videos while in Russia. I have a lot of pictures and videos that I will soon be posting. The combination of slow internet connection and slow computers I had access to in Russia made it nearly impossible to upload anything.
I offer a very big thank you to everyone for taking such good care of the dojo while we were away. I was very impressed with the how clean the dojo was when I got back. Awesome job! All dojo members should make the effort to keep it up. If you take any pride in your dojo, it is easy to take care of something as needed rather than waiting for someone else to get it.
Our kids' classes missed a few days due to a flu outbreak that shut down a couple of elementary schools in our area. Closing our classes for a couple of days was intended to help keep our students healthy and happy. Now they can approach this week with new enthusiasm.
This week's curriculum is a repeat of a few weeks ago. We will be going over some basics with emphasis on ironing out the details. Remember, when fancy stuff fails, we go back to the basics that work. Jigoro Kano practiced Osoto-gari and Ogoshi into his final days.
