Thread: Wish me luck

Yesterday was the funeral of one of the black belts from my martial arts club, she died aged just 46 due to breast cancer leaving a husband and 2 young children.

On Sunday my martial arts club are holding a charity 10 hour training session in her memory, to help raise funds for a CT scanner for the local hospital.

I intend doing all 10 hours, although to be fair that includes 2, ½ hour refreshment breaks. I've seen the timetable and to be frank it looks like 3 weeks classes back to back in one day! It will be a massive challenge but as a mark of respect to one who showed indomitable spirit and to support my clubs efforts a group of us intend completing the whole day.

Come Sunday night I shall hopefully be feeling proud, tired and a bit lighter.

For those that have trained in MA the timetable is

10:00 Forms (kata) Drilling all from white belt to 2nd dan
12:00 Line work, set defenses,
1:00 Break
1:30 Weapons, Bo Staff, nunchaku, kama, sai and swords
3:00 XMA (performance martial arts)
3:30 Break
4:00 Escrima stick fighting/knife fighting, wing chun kung fu and trapping
5:00 Bag work/pad combinations
6:00 MMA ground work/grappling
7:00 Sparring (kick boxing)
8:00 end

XMA isn't my kind of thing its a bit too gymnastic and some of the weapons are new to me, but we'll give them all a go. I think I'll need luck, perseverance and maybe some Red Bull to get through it but at 41 new challenges are always welcome.

Jeltz,

I'm sorry for the loss, both for your club and the family of your MA colleague.

My grandfather passed of cancer, and as such, I find stories of its atrocities pulls at my heart strings.

Is there a possibility I can donate to your club and sponsor a bit of your 10 hour session? If it doesn't break the rules or offend anyone, maybe the information could be made available in a post. People could then participate if they like.

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That is very kind.

I have no idea if that is viable or if so how best to do it but I shall talk to my instructor and see if he has a just giving page or paypal account that could be used and let you know.

Sorry for your loss. Good luck with the fund rasier.

Good luck with the fundraiser and the training session.
I think your objective is a very worthy one.

Thank you all.
My instructor has set up a just giving page if anyone wants to make a donation.

Sorry for the loss of your friend and sympathies for the family... Goodluck on you marathon of martial arts, a great memorial for the memory of a friend while helping fund an important medical device.

Well I'm back and I can honestly say it was an amazing day.

We raised over £800 in donations on the day, Adam one of our semi-pro MMA fighters donated the £150 purse from his last fight and online donations are £55 so far. They've not done the final count but thats at least £1000 raised, a great tribute to Sarah and it makes me so proud that I'm part of such a great group of people. We are a small town club but a close nit one!

Time for a long soak in the bath and then roast chicken!