Kalarippayattu and Mews Updates
I love my new spot in the park. Only three people passed by me today, and that was during warm-ups.
I added another set of horses across the floor, so I did two sets forward, and two forward and back. My groin muscle pull was much better today, but I didn't push it. As a result, horses were easier. I did 3 sets of lions across the floor, and 2 sets of elephants. The second set was the second elephant pose. That one really tired me out, and now my upper arms feel a little rubbery. I also rehearsed boar and elephant. I keep forgetting about fish. I skipped cat. I started doing the basics of serpent, though. I practiced my snap kicks and my jump snap kicks and they are getting better. I like working out where I have this goal of where I know my body can get to. It makes it a lot easier to notice my daily progress. Then I did three sets of straight kicks across the floor, three sets of angles, and three sets of circles. My turns into the horse and my slap turns are very much improved already. My circle jump turns are still pathetic, though, lol. I need more leg strength to improve those, and probably less body weight wouldn't hurt. Finally, exhausted, I finished with the meippayattu. I was tired enough where I kept thinking, there's no way I can do this. But I did it. And I kept thinking, there's no way I can finish this routine. But I did. And that's pretty much how I have always felt when doing kalarippayattu. The final sequence is always a bitch, because I'm already so tired from practicing my form and working out, but I still manage to get through it. So, for now, I've found the balance. I worked out for 55 minutes, about 10 of which was stretching.
I do not understand how I can feel so relaxed after such a punishing workout. It's so strange to me. But that's kalarippayattu for you. Half yoga, half martial art.
The mews is coming along nicely. The base is down. The roof is constructed. Bill will be coming back tomorrow to assemble the walls and roof, and hopefully to put the door on, too, though that might have to wait until another time. He still needs to construct the drainage part of the roof, but I am so pleased at how far along it has come. Tim is annoyed, though, because the roof is currently blocking his workbench, and he has a games party this weekend that's going to require use of the garage. If for some reason Bill cancels tomorrow, we'll be in a real pickle. I can't lift the roof; it's too heavy. Moving it will be problematic.
I added another set of horses across the floor, so I did two sets forward, and two forward and back. My groin muscle pull was much better today, but I didn't push it. As a result, horses were easier. I did 3 sets of lions across the floor, and 2 sets of elephants. The second set was the second elephant pose. That one really tired me out, and now my upper arms feel a little rubbery. I also rehearsed boar and elephant. I keep forgetting about fish. I skipped cat. I started doing the basics of serpent, though. I practiced my snap kicks and my jump snap kicks and they are getting better. I like working out where I have this goal of where I know my body can get to. It makes it a lot easier to notice my daily progress. Then I did three sets of straight kicks across the floor, three sets of angles, and three sets of circles. My turns into the horse and my slap turns are very much improved already. My circle jump turns are still pathetic, though, lol. I need more leg strength to improve those, and probably less body weight wouldn't hurt. Finally, exhausted, I finished with the meippayattu. I was tired enough where I kept thinking, there's no way I can do this. But I did it. And I kept thinking, there's no way I can finish this routine. But I did. And that's pretty much how I have always felt when doing kalarippayattu. The final sequence is always a bitch, because I'm already so tired from practicing my form and working out, but I still manage to get through it. So, for now, I've found the balance. I worked out for 55 minutes, about 10 of which was stretching.
I do not understand how I can feel so relaxed after such a punishing workout. It's so strange to me. But that's kalarippayattu for you. Half yoga, half martial art.
The mews is coming along nicely. The base is down. The roof is constructed. Bill will be coming back tomorrow to assemble the walls and roof, and hopefully to put the door on, too, though that might have to wait until another time. He still needs to construct the drainage part of the roof, but I am so pleased at how far along it has come. Tim is annoyed, though, because the roof is currently blocking his workbench, and he has a games party this weekend that's going to require use of the garage. If for some reason Bill cancels tomorrow, we'll be in a real pickle. I can't lift the roof; it's too heavy. Moving it will be problematic.