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After a karate class when I kept being aware of numerous mistakes (small and large) in my practice moves and my kata<\/em>, and Sensei specifically corrected me on a couple of occasions (though, as usual, in a positive, encouraging fashion, but, still …), and I discovered that my high roundhouse kicks were perforce more like kicks to the hips than to the head, and <\/em>I was the only white belt at the class (i.e., low man on the totem pole) … it was nice when oneof the black belts, as we left the rec center, told me that I was coming along nicely.<\/p>\n

Now, if only I knew how to hem my gi<\/em>, which legs are at least 2 inches too long …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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