On Sunday a week ago, members of the Chapel Hill (NC) and Coastal Carolina (SC) dojos came to the Charlotte (NC) dojo for a joint special practice, led by Maurice Baker (yodan), the Charlotte dojo’s leader. After warming up with combinations, we went through a series of drills to train, among other things, precision, breathing, moving, mind, and mentality for jiyu kumite (free sparring).

Special kudos again to several white belts from the Charlotte dojo who made the effort to come out for this special practice, and showed great spirit.