A Look Back at 2009 and Goals for 2010

So many things have changed. 2009 was a busy year for many reason both inside and outside my martial arts training.

This seemed like a good place to record part of my journey to Black Belt as well as work on my writing. So there's part of my motivation for starting this blog.

Accomplishments for 2009:

• One of my major accomplishments for the year was obtaining my 1st Kyu belt (half red/half black) in December. A lot is going through my head when it comes to my next step in this journey. It
• Challenged myself with entering Martial Arts competitions in my area and made it to the State Tournament. It was a goal that started out fairly simple and now I'm ready to see how I can improve on what I accomplished
• Finished off most of the work for my Master's Degree, except one last general class and finishing off my graduate capstone project (ie thesis)

2010 Goals:

• Complete my Master's Degree
• Working towards my Black Belt test this summer
  

Those two things will be my main focus as they both require a lot of effort and time. Yet they are both goals I want to achieve.