Double figures!

Last night's class finally hit the double figures mark, with two other regulars missing from class, so up to now it's the dirty dozen on the mats at Checkmat Wimbledon.

It's been a long hard slog, dealing with two's and three's for many weeks, that's when the nagging doubts start to get a hold and you start to think this isn't going to work out.  Lesser people would have thrown in the towel long ago and made excuses, starting to feel sorry for themselves, but not me.

With a bit of hard work and a belief that I can do this, the numbers slowly started to pick up until last night's attendance; a proper club is now taking shape in South West London and we're all fired up and ready to hit the competition circuit, after the lads success at the Interclub at the weekend.

Not bad going for an old brown belt..................