Katie and I always seem to be teaching each other something. We’re usually pretty good about staying engaged in each others’ interests and activities, a pattern that was developed very early in our relationship. It makes the experience, no matter what we’re doing, that much richer, sharing it with each other, learning from each other, and sharing in the trials and triumphs. We’ve become very effective coaches for each other, I think.
The other night, after our celebration dinner for her tournament, we went out to the garage for a bit, and she taught me some board breaking techniques! She taught me to palm strike, elbow strike and hammer fist, and I broke all three of my boards on the first try. Doesn’t seem like a lot, but it was really cool! I think we’ll be buying quite a lot of pine over the summer.