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	<description>An inner journey to karate black belt, around the world...</description>
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		<title>Countdown to Black Belt Test &#8211; Day Minus 2</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/countdown-to-black-belt-test-day-minus-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/countdown-to-black-belt-test-day-minus-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 12:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kohai, Sempai, Peers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black belt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dojo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karate Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shodan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Xiao Ye and myself arrived Shanghai shortly before 1100am, checked in our hotel and walked to the dojo; thanks to Mrs. inChina that, on short notice, managed to find us a nice and inexpensive accommodation 5 minutes away.
It is not the same dojo as the one that stranded me two weeks ago; it is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck, Unstuck, Onwards</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/stuck-unstuck-onwards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel, places, people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black belt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karate Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KSK Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senshido]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shihan Iain Rodger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shihan Partick Teo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karatejourney.com/?p=480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed how sometimes small things seem to hold you back? I&#8217;ve been stuck in between things for a week or so, but since I mentioned Scotland to my eldest son last Sunday, the plans are shaping up quite nicely; I&#8217;ve also cleared some resistance, fear and anguish with Mrs. InChina; we are again [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like A Mexican In Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/like-a-mexican-in-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/like-a-mexican-in-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kohai, Sempai, Peers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black belt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dojo etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kumite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexican In Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Singapore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday evening karate class in Shanghai was great &#38; a good workout; If you do not want to read the detailed recount in my online workout journal, I give you here a brief highlight of the class before telling you what happened last Saturday during sparring with the black belts:
Make it count.
Hitting the pads [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mid April 2010: Update On Karate Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/mid-april-2010-update-on-karate-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/mid-april-2010-update-on-karate-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel, places, people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crab escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karate Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel plans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karatejourney.com/?p=458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Osu, here is where I am at:
Heading to Shanghai tomorrow with Alex and Sempai Yu to train in Shihan&#8217;s dojo over the week end. We&#8217;ll go by bus; I let Alex organize where we&#8217;ll stay, etc&#8230; I&#8217;ve been a control freak in my professional travels for 20 years; I tell you, relinquishing just a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Octopus</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/the-perfect-octopus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/the-perfect-octopus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Purpose, Drive, Inner Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy ending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zen master pancakes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Most of you have seen this beautiful video that is currently making the rounds on internet&#8230;
Great video, music &#38; story&#8230;
However,
I am not sure it happened the way the video is sequenced&#8230;
In fact, I am sure it did not!
Also,

You are not supposed to hunt or bring anything up from below when diving with air tanks &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workout Journals</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/workout-journals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/workout-journals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training, Accountability, Log]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interval training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karate Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Enamait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stair work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workout journal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are 3 great things I noticed about keeping a workout journal for my karate journey:

It keeps me &#8220;on task&#8221; and eliminates the delusion that the work got done when I actually skipped a session &#8211; (yes, it also happens to me).
It helps me dealing with the &#8220;little voices&#8221; always ready to offer credible excuses. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Protection Against Distant Volcanoes</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/self-protection-against-distant-volcanoes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/self-protection-against-distant-volcanoes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iceland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kick Ass Sue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self reliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world power structures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karatejourney.com/?p=429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the rumor, I do not think the volcano eruption in Iceland was meant as a retaliation against the money changers that bankrupted the country two years ago.
Governments can create and print trillions in a hurry to keep your bank open, declare martial law to restore order or outlaw bad weather when a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing One Path</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/choosing-one-path/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/choosing-one-path/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goals, Milestones & progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut Budo Karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate inner journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karate Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensei Bob H]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karatejourney.com/?p=421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A comment from Sensei Bob H on my recent introspective Grading For 8th Kyu post got me thinking about what path I am on. In that article, I explain how expectations misguided me and the lesson I learned. Sensei Bob&#8217;s comment reveals the shifting sands upon which my karate journey was laid.  Here is Bob&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Understanding Karate Jargon</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/understanding-karate-jargon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/understanding-karate-jargon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goals, Milestones & progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dachi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiai.Kihon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kumite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kyu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kyu grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sanchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.karatejourney.com/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although many are, not all of you, Dear Readers, are hard core karatekas. To fully enjoy my previous post, Blue And A Half, the understanding of a few concepts is necessary: this article intends to bring a little bit of clarity into the jargon.
The image above shows the color belts of the Kyu ranks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue And A Half</title>
		<link>http://www.karatejourney.com/blue-and-a-half/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karatejourney.com/blue-and-a-half/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FredInChina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goals, Milestones & progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kihon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kumite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyokushin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kyu grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sanchin dachi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shanghai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It took the best part of 8 minutes to examine, approve, confirm and stamp the abilities and progress displayed by the 7 of us taking the leap from 9th to 8th kyu.
Osu! Sanchin dachi! Yoi! Kihon (4 or 5 reps on the count); Pinan Sono San! Yoi!&#8230; two kiais , Osu! 40 push ups, 40 [...]]]></description>
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