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Judo

notes from the mat
still learning to fall well

I am learning Judo at Spirit Forge Martial Arts, a club that teaches Judo and Taekwondo. We now meet in the basement of Peace Lutheran Church in Peters Township, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturdays. A fitting place for a club with that name. I am a student here, grateful for patient teachers.

Watercolor sketch of judoka of all ages and belt colors at the clubSeiryoku Zen'yō, maximum efficiency with minimum effort. Jita Kyōei, mutual welfare and benefit. (Jigoro Kano)

Fall down seven times, get up eight. (Japanese proverb)