a family afternoon spent
practicing karate skills, self defense, getting a good workout
socially distant, outside, under a very hot sun
at beacon park, in detroit
lots of sweat, lots of water, lots of fun
“karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can,
using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.”
-dave barry
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Good fun!
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it was fun to just try it out
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💖❤️
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The family that kicks together, sticks together!
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there you go!
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Sounds fun.
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it’s always fun to try new things, especially with all ages
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That quote’s got a kick to it. 🙂
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it does, indeed )
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Great day learning important skills, Beth.
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always good to try new things –
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Martial arts is fantastic for many reasons. I’m glad to see you enjoyed it! (and I love your sense of adventure!)
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sounds so much fun!!
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that sounds like fun, something different. Love the Dave Barry quote – but no surprise there…
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it was fun for all of us, and none of us are masters, but nice to dip a toe in
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Uh oh! I didn’t know you were a Dave Barry fan, Beth. He is one of my heroes.
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i love every word that comes from his mouth
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Great workout, both limber strength and huff-and-puff.
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Great for both
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true
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I did Taekwondo as a young man; looking at the old videos now, how funny so many moves look 🙂 I only show them to myself: others may laugh 🙂
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Well, at least you did it!
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I did, Beth; I got a green sash on my white belt; I was really going places — then Love came to town 🙂
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As often happens….)
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I miss karate. Was just shy of my black belt when I incurred my foot, never to return..was the best exercise ever.
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That’s amazing, this was my first time trying it ever and it really takes some skill and discipline
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It does. What I loved about it – the one I did, which is kyokushin – it worked your cardio, flexibility, strength and mental because you had to remember all the moves in the Karas. All round good
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Could you move the next day? I probably would have had to stay in bed! Lol
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I was a bit stiff)
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I’ve often thought it might be fun to try. You are quite brave to give it a go. I signed my son up for it in junior high as he and a smaller neighbor boy were being beaten on everyday after school. One to the kids doing the beating saw him coming out of Karate class and that was the end of the attacks on both boys. Never had to actually use it. 😉 Great form of discipline.
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ours was just an introductory class, so all fun and sweat )
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