How Now Brown Belt??

Congrats to Maria!! We tested on Tuesday. Hanko Ryu Martial Arts in Trumbull. Traditional Shito Ryu Karate-do.     Team Momjas!!!

Happy Retro Thanksgiving!!!

My mom and sister bought me this cranberry server. It matches my Mom's!!! 

Kicking Zumba Fundraiser

We had a great time and raised a generous amount of money at our Mantone Family fundraiser last Sunday, 9/7. Both parents are battling cancer and they have 12 year old twin girls, one with special needs. Thank you to Heatherly Law and her Zumba team for making the event a success. 

A Day at the Beach Weapons Style with Hanko Ryu Martial Arts

We trained in Twin Brooks Park on Saturday. The sand made for a tough workout but loads of fun. This is Traditional Okinawan kobudo. And you thought my only weapon was my tongue..... Join us at Hanko Ryu Martial Arts, in Trumbull CT to start training in Karate, Kickboxing and/or Kobudo. Osu!

Sai

Nunchaku

Sai with the guys!

Tonqua vs. Bo

Sai

Sai kata

Blocking

Gedan (low) block

Nunchaku, Tonquia, Bo, and Sai

Blueberries!

Momjas

Training every week with Lisa and Maria at Hanko Ryu Martial Arts is a joy. Maria and I tested last month. Lisa tests soon for her next black belt kyu. Osu!

Karate Girl Street Fight: Why Women Should Train

This video shows actual technique we learn in the dojo in traditional Karate - in "bunkai" or application. It's choreographed, of course, but conveys the message that Karate is about self-defense and having an arsenal of ideas to fall back on in case of emergency.  Few of us will ever be in a street fight with 5 or more attackers. But any of us can face an attack coming out of the grocery store, the mall or even in our own homes. Get your daughters into a dojo. Join yourself. I was 47 when I first put on a gi.  You don't have to be fit or thin to start - you just have to have a desire to work hard, learn and practice at your own pace and level.  

Post by Mundo das Artes Marciais.

Matayoshi Okinawan Weapons at Hanko Ryu Martial Arts

So fortunate to have had a weeklong seminar with Kyoshi Andrea Guarelli at Hanko Ryu Martial Arts in Trumbull, CT. We trained 5 and 6 hours a day and tested. Maria snd i are running away to Verona, Italy to train every day! 

Kyoshi Torri (owns Hanko Ryu), Lisa V., Jeremy A., Kyoshi Guarelli, James A., moi, Maria B.

Bo staff kata. 

Sai kata.

Watching. Absorbing.

Kama kata. 

Tonkuwa kata.

Bakery On Main Granola Sandwich Cookies

Target had this great brand Bakery On Main  on sale so I snatched up every bag.  I made a chocolate chip cookie base (gluten free) and a peanut butter fudge protein cream filling. A new lunch for the girls this week. 

Recipe? Hmmm, I wing it but here is a try.

1 cup Spectrum butter flavor shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 Brown sugar

Mix until smooth

Add 2 eggs mix

Add 1 tsp vanilla

Combine 1 1/2 cup Pamela's Artisan GF baking mix, 1 cup GF granola, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt in bowl

Add to wet ingredients

Add walnuts, raisins, chips as desired

Bake 350 10-12 min based on size
I use either melon ball scoop for small cookies (8 - 9 minutes) or a Pampered Chef MEDIUM scoop for a 3" or so cookie 12 minutes.

Cream

1 cup natural peanut butter

1 melon scoop coconut oil

1/4 cup cocoa

1/4 cup powdered peanut butter

1/4 cup powdered.sugar

Smidgen of water as needed to spreadable consistency

Mix in mixer

Make sandwiches!

Charlie Brown with Gianna After Dessert!

Easter Pies!

I made whole milk, organic ricotta cheese yesterday. And two pies today. Delish! Happy Easter. 

Easter Donuts!

Gluten free, spinach juice dyed green. I kid thee not!

Give Autism A Chance Summit Austin

Great event! Panel format was fabulous. Thank you Autism Trust USA and Polly Tommey, Andy Wakefield and the entire team. Some photos.   Food truck fried Oreos! Rupert "Horse Boy" Isaacson. Rob Schneider. Aiden Quinn. Many friends old and new. 

FREE Autism Telesummit with Temple Grandin, Julie Matthews, Kim Stagliano & 12 Other Experts

FREE Telesummit!

I hope you will consider logging  into this fantastic telesummit featuring 15 experts including  Soma Mukhopadhyay of HALO - the Rapid Prompt method (featured in a beautiful parent report story on AofA) Temple Grandin, Julie Matthews, of Nourishing Hope, yours truly and just look at the list above!   Tackle diet, behavior, communication, medical treatment, alternative treatments and so much more! It's FREE and available for 48 hours if you can't listen LIVE - plus you can purchase the teleseminar after the fact if you would like. 

Register for the FREE Telesummit with Kim Stagliano

Brain food telesummit!

Thanks:

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I hope you will join me in the "Autism Empowerment Telesummit-2014"  so you can discover the key to unlocking your child's potential,

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Donuts!

Shito Ryu Karate Test

My dear friend Maria and I tested last week. I can hardly believe the change in fitness, strength, flexibility, hand eye coordination, endurance, power and speed we have gained from training. And security. Self made. Hard work. Discipline. Osu.

Happy Mardi Gras!!

A childhood memory in my own kitchen.