Day 21 of #30daysofmartialarts and our countdown to the end is in SINGLE DIGITS! Today was a quick 30 minutes of #kobudo with my #jo and reacquainting myself with my old nemesis, #Tetsusabukuro (iron shot bag). Later tonight I’ll relax with some #meditation and #kihon to finish up my hour. KEEP GOING, WE’RE ALMOST THERE. #karate #martialarts @ando_mierzwa @bsma_dojo @mish.mash.do @erickastengren @jeremylesniak April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Day 20 of #30daysofmartialarts “Sky above me, earth below me, fire within me”. Another day, another session of #meditation This is the #mantra that I use for meditating when I’m not doing #zazen or #mokuso forms of meditation. Also did cardio and whacked myself a couple hundred times with the #tetsutaba #30daysofkarate #karate #martialarts #satori #mindfulness #breathing #training #exercise @jeremylesniak @erickastengren @mish.mash.do @bsma_dojo @ando_mierzwa April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Day 19 of #30daysofmartialarts – “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” #fscottfitzgerald – the #inspiration for a #meditation focus can come from almost anywhere and at anytime. This quote from Fitzgerald formed the basis of today’s #karate meditation. #30daysofkarate #martialarts #zazen #being #identity #innerpeace @jeremylesniak @karateculture @erickastengren @mish.mash.do @bsma_dojo April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Day 18 of #30daysofmartialarts and another two hours and a half hours in the #dojo. Sparring and kata. #30daysofkarate #karate #martialarts @erickastengren @mish.mash.do @jeremylesniak @karateculture April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Time to #meditate on the miracle of #bourbon and #whiskey in general. Cheers! #30daysofmartialarts #30daysofkarate April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Day 16 of #30daysofmartialarts begins with unexpected #dojo time! HAPPY! Got here early so time to run through #kata. #30daysofkarate #karate #martialarts @bsma_dojo @erickastengren @karateculture @ando_mierzwa @mish.mash.do @jeremylesniak April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Fort Hill Activity Center View in Instagram ⇒
Seriously, my friends – the hard part is over, we’ve hit the halfway point. Now we start counting down how many days are left in #30daysofmartialarts Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of #training left to do and a lot of tired, weary #muscles left to heal. But the first half has been fun and #inspirational. Thank you, everyone, for being a part of a #positive and #supportive online #community of #martialarts , even if you’re not going this challenge, I’ve tagged you because of your contribution to #positivity – gotta go! still gotta get my hour in today! @jeremylesniak @mish.mash.do @ando_mierzwa @karateculture @erickastengren @bsma_dojo @budobrothers April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
And so ends Day 13 of #30daysofmartialarts. More #hojoundo and stretching. It’s late but going to finish up with #meditation (of course). #30daysofkarate #martialarts #karate @bsma_dojo @mish.mash.do @jeremylesniak @ando_mierzwa @karateculture @erickastengren April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
I’VE ALMOST HIT A #GOAL – it’s been almost 25 years since I was able to sit in #seiza – one of my goals for April and the #30daysofmartialarts was to be able to get into position again. Especially for #meditation and tonight I managed to have my butt touch my heels. It hurt a bit but another week or two and I’ll be there! Also did #Kihon and #bunkai tonight. #30daysofkarate #karate #meditate #stretching #healthandwellness #budo @karateculture @erickastengren @mish.mash.do @jeremylesniak @ando_mierzwa April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Naperville, Illinois View in Instagram ⇒
Another 2 hours in the #dojo tonight for Day 11 of #30daysofmartialarts – and I actually get to have an early night tonight! #30daysofkarate #karate #training #martialarts #happyplace April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Rob Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Joanne B Wagner Community Center View in Instagram ⇒
