Ah, the spring Capital City Open Karate Tournaments. This year is a bit different with each kiddo working (Willem got off work at 10pm the night before and Lillian started at Carol's Cones). Both competed as Team Eclipse members of Plumer Karate America. As Willem is now 18, he competes in the men's black belt … Continue reading Journal Entry 040824-2012
Journal Entry 101423-1231
Amazing day. Right towards the end of candidate training, lands the Capital City Open Fall Tournament. And the kids killed it. Kiddos did forms and sparring and weapons, but also worked as a judge or a scorekeeper - while mom was a scorekeeper and dad was "security". When watching the videos, please know that if … Continue reading Journal Entry 101423-1231
Journal Entry 101323-1809
On September 30, these two _earned_ their second degree black belts. They killed it. Willem scared us with a pop-out, pop-in knee issue during self defense. He's fine - was out bike riding the DAY AFTER. Online photo album is listed here:https://markdtaylor.com/2023-09-30___Second-Degree-Test LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW And here's some videos for you to watch. … Continue reading Journal Entry 101323-1809
Journal Entry 101223-1902
First to Second Degree black belt. What?!?! Seriously. We are beyond proud of these two. They spent almost ten weeks training every Friday and Saturday (and then every other day they weren't training or teaching students at Portage). And this past Saturday, along with six other candidates, graduated to their next belt level. Four students … Continue reading Journal Entry 101223-1902
Journal Entry 073023-2025
Columbia County Fair - Plumer Karate America Portage Demonstration Yesterday, the Plumer Karate America Portage school had a demonstration at the Columbia County Fair. Below is the link to the online photo album and some videos. Online photo album is listed here: https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-07-29_Col-Cty-Fair-Demo LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW
Journal Entry 070923-0855
Yesterday the Plumer Karate America Lodi had a demonstration at the Lodi Ag Fair. Videos are coming later today! Online photo album is listed here (opens in new tab): https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-07-08___Lodi-Ag-Fair
Journal Entry 070423-1632
Happy Independence Day to all Americans out there. This wonderfully unique town is a great town with a hour long parade over these last few years for the 4th of July. It's awesome to see how many people turn out. I've hung out at the corner of W Chestnut and Main Street in downtown Pardeeville … Continue reading Journal Entry 070423-1632
Journal Entry 060323-1855
Earlier today, the Portage school for Plumer Karate America participated in the Canal Days Parade in downtown Portage, WI. https://www.markdtaylor.com/2023-06-03_Canal-Days-Parade/** Album opens in new window .|. 20 images **
Journal Entry 050623-2023
Today, Plumer Karate America had it's Spring Black Belt Graduation at Lodi's Performing Arts Center in Lodi, WI. Willem and Lillian participated in the opening with Team Eclipse, and also performed in the 'Varsity' group with Mr Lund and Ms Kohler. This spring's graduation class is The Biese Brothers --- Logan, Trevor, and Dylan Biese … Continue reading Journal Entry 050623-2023
Journal Entry 040723-1849
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. So, I've been lacking on my journal entries lately. I typically use this on my site to update family, show off our awesome kids, and other things going on. I'm going to start with the most recent and then stumble backwards for a … Continue reading Journal Entry 040723-1849