Status...

So it's been 7months since my surgery...

I went for my first 'real' jog today. I managed to do about 1 kilometer, knee held up pretty well. It was a slow shuffle style as I still lack the confidence to push a full jog step as yet.
Post jog and my knee fells fantastic...my new regime will be
Monday-workout (upper body and strength conditioning),
Tuesdays-Karate at the Butokukai Hiroshima Honbu,
Wednesdays-rest,
Thursdays-Jog,
Fridays-Physio,
Saturdays-rest and
Sundays-Karate training.

As for my progress in the dojo. Am able to do light-controlled kicking and can move pretty well in kata and kumite. Still having problems with moving back in kumite...but I am in no hurry so all is good!

My sandan certification/test has been finalized. I am sitting it during the Winter Gasshuku(camp) over the last weekend in November....a month earlier than I thought.
I have managed to learn two of the kata (still committing them to memory) but I still have the nunchaku kata to learn...a month and a bit to go....fingers crossed!!

For those interested the kata I have been learning are linked below...

Shukumine Bassai Dai
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nQVuSckGkM

Koshoukun Dai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0EmnYFohmM

Nunchaku Kata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUbEPdrNt9I