Hi David, nice to meet someone else from the Tampa area.

I joined the Tampa dojo, which is on Fletcher Ave.
It has been open about 2 months now. Run by Reza Taher.
I'm still hanging in there, don't dread going to class as much as I did the first week. Tough class, good teacher,I know I will enjoy it once I get in decent shape.

It seems to be much harder than I anticipated.
My last class left me so bruised, battered, and just plain gassed, I had not recovered enough for the next two classes.
I skipped monday because I was just not motivated enough to have it happen again, so now I have not trained in a week.
In retrospect ...

Have lurked for a few days, but had my first class tonight, so feel I can now post my introduction. Have not had a karate class in 8 years or so, and stopped running about 3 or 4 years ago, so my goal was not to pass out. It will be a long road back, but I think I will enjoy it.
Just glad to see a ...