Blue belt!

Another step up the ladder...
Yup, graded for my blue belt on Friday night, and got it on Saturday. Had it presented to me by multiple world champion Daz Ellis, too, which was pretty cool. 'Twas a hard grading, mind you, and more than any other belt thus far I feel that I've earned this one! Daz was at the club to give a seminar on points fighting, which was an excellent two hours of technique,fitness and sparring. Thanks to the PSA club from Hinckley too - what other sport gives you the opportunity to kick complete strangers in the head for fun?

Escrima baby!

Sam tries his hand at escrima



"You can't give a baby... escrima!". Oh, I can, and I did! He looks the part, does he not? Escrima, for those of you who might not know, is the Fillipino art of stick fighting. Wikipedia's article about it is here. They're mine, obviously - we had our first play with them last night at karate, and it's good fun!

Support Peace One Day on our Wedding Day

This is a cracking initiative, which we found out about recently. An international day of peace, when aid can be given, relief delivered, and the devastation of the world's wars halted - even temporarily. Watch the video, read the information, and support it!

It also falls on our wedding day, and on our anniversary thereafter; a good thing to help us remember every year.

Happy Birthday Sam

Sam's a year old! He's one.
Bugger me, where did the last year go? The Samster's one year old!

The Wedding Blog

So I've not updated for a while...
That seems to be becoming a regular meme. Ah well, I have been busy. Sarah and I are getting married, and it's gone from "eventually" to "in nine weeks" in the blink of an eye. More info here. It's dead easy, this arranging a wedding lark. So, as of September 21st Sarah will be Mrs. Minshaw, my wife. Brilliant!