Karate in the time of Covid

We are finally and happily coming out of the third wave of Covid-19 in Nova Scotia. Lets hope that there won't be a fourth wave. I had originally started this blog post last year, before the start of the second wave, hoping that life would be back to normal by now. Ha!

It has been a challenging year and we have had to significantly modify that way that we ran our classes and even suspend our practices several times. For many people like myself karate is an important lifestyle choice, but fortunately it can be put on hold for a period of time and resumed later. Many people have not been so fortunate and have had to continue working under risky or overwhelming circumstances in order to keep the rest of us safe or to provide us with necessary (or not-so necessary) goods and services...or just to keep food on their table. Many thanks to those people. The least that the rest of us can do is wear masks and follow public health guidelines to the best of our abilities. A small price to pay. The Heath Department might not get it 100% right all the time, but they are trying to keep us safe.

Another thing we can do is get vaccinated. Vaccinations in their various forms have saved millions of lives and have prevented much suffering over the years. Nevertheless, their effectiveness in reducing deaths and the spread of the pandemic are unquestionable and I believe that we are all responsible to others around us. Also, it is just good self-defence!