I've been bad
I'm a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Bob. Okay, nothing big, just haven't been good about writing in my journal after every class. I went to class last thrusday, didn't write about it, didn't write after monday night, it's saturday night, and I'm finally writing wednesday night.
I worked with Anne-Marie all night on wednesday. We worked techniques we already knew, and Sensei Ross taught us one new hand grab defense, and two new cross-grab defenses. I don't remember what the new had grab defense was, but I remember Anne-Marie and I had a fun time with the new techniques. Anne-Marie was happy that at the end of class, I hadn't given her any new bruises. Stew is notorious for playing a little too rough, and Anne-Marie is a little lady (don't get me wrong, she has the potential to be a big person, she's just small) and she is afraid of getting hurt. She knows more techniques than me, and I believe she is ranked higher than me because of that. But her proficiency with those techniques is at most, the same as me, if not less. I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to take anything away from her, she's a great student, and a nice person, she just needs to have a partner that is compliant and lets her do the techniques. When we do pain-compliance joint locks, like the center lock she always has a dreadful look on her face when practicing on me. That's because my joints are extremely felxible and I don't feel the pain, although the joint is locked to the point that I am disabled and with a sudden jerk, she could tear my joints apart, break bones, or make me take a really hard fall. She also has very little self confidence. She never believes she's doing it right. And whenever Sensei Ross is nearby, she's always waiting for him to tell her she's doing it wrong. He knows this, and when she tells her she's doing it right (when she is, of course) she still can't believe every time after it is right as well, unless he tells her again. Once she ups her self confidence (probably could benefit from Kenpo training because of the goal setting and big achievments involved) she would be just as proficient as Sensei Jan.
Tonight (friday night) I got involved in a road rage. I was on my way to walmart, and I pulled into the turning lane, but I had to speed up and get in front of another car to do it. I had 2 or 3 car lengths between me and the car I got in front of. The car sped up and started tail-gating me and when I turned, it followed me. It followed me around the parking lot, so I kept driving, to avoid a confrontation. I drove around the parking lot, got back out on the main road, and it still followed me. I drove around a little and went back to the walmart parking lot and it followed me the whole way, so I went to the back of the store, and drove in circles, hoping they would get the point (Circle Principle). I also wanted to get a look at the license plate and driver. They followed me in circles, I saw what I needed to see, so I stopped driving in circles, and went back to the front of the store. They broke off, and parked, so I went to the other side of the parking lot and parked (Non-Agression Principle). I did walk over to their car though, to verify their license plate and the make and model of the car. I got that information so I could bring it to the authorities, should I need to. We went in the store and bought what we needed (drain-o and bannanas for anyone who cares). As we were leaving the parking lot, we saw that car leaving, so we turned down the same lane they were in, so I could get a better look to see if maybe it was someone I know. I didn't recognize them, but they saw me and recognized me as the person they were chasing earlier. They smirked at us as we passed them. I pulled into a parking spot a little further down, so they could drive away and there would be space between us on the road. The parking spot I turned into was a drive through, and as I pulled through their car jumped in front of me causing me to almost t-bone them. I jumped on the brakes and stopped from the crash (Keep Your Breaks In Good Condition Principle). They laughed and waved at us and smirked some more, then drove away. So Jen and I gave them a 2 minute headstart (that space thing I mentioned) then drove to the police station and talked to the dispatcher. She took the info down and asked if we wanted to talk to an officer, or if we just wanted them to see if they could track them down and find out what their problem was. I said I didn't need to talk to an officer, I don't care who they are, I don't WANT to know who they are, I just want the authorites to know who they are. So we came home and right now we are watching Bruce Cambelle vs. The Army of Darkness: The Directors Cut. We needed a laugh. It's working, so I'll stop writing so I can start laughing more.
I worked with Anne-Marie all night on wednesday. We worked techniques we already knew, and Sensei Ross taught us one new hand grab defense, and two new cross-grab defenses. I don't remember what the new had grab defense was, but I remember Anne-Marie and I had a fun time with the new techniques. Anne-Marie was happy that at the end of class, I hadn't given her any new bruises. Stew is notorious for playing a little too rough, and Anne-Marie is a little lady (don't get me wrong, she has the potential to be a big person, she's just small) and she is afraid of getting hurt. She knows more techniques than me, and I believe she is ranked higher than me because of that. But her proficiency with those techniques is at most, the same as me, if not less. I don't mean to sound like I'm trying to take anything away from her, she's a great student, and a nice person, she just needs to have a partner that is compliant and lets her do the techniques. When we do pain-compliance joint locks, like the center lock she always has a dreadful look on her face when practicing on me. That's because my joints are extremely felxible and I don't feel the pain, although the joint is locked to the point that I am disabled and with a sudden jerk, she could tear my joints apart, break bones, or make me take a really hard fall. She also has very little self confidence. She never believes she's doing it right. And whenever Sensei Ross is nearby, she's always waiting for him to tell her she's doing it wrong. He knows this, and when she tells her she's doing it right (when she is, of course) she still can't believe every time after it is right as well, unless he tells her again. Once she ups her self confidence (probably could benefit from Kenpo training because of the goal setting and big achievments involved) she would be just as proficient as Sensei Jan.
Tonight (friday night) I got involved in a road rage. I was on my way to walmart, and I pulled into the turning lane, but I had to speed up and get in front of another car to do it. I had 2 or 3 car lengths between me and the car I got in front of. The car sped up and started tail-gating me and when I turned, it followed me. It followed me around the parking lot, so I kept driving, to avoid a confrontation. I drove around the parking lot, got back out on the main road, and it still followed me. I drove around a little and went back to the walmart parking lot and it followed me the whole way, so I went to the back of the store, and drove in circles, hoping they would get the point (Circle Principle). I also wanted to get a look at the license plate and driver. They followed me in circles, I saw what I needed to see, so I stopped driving in circles, and went back to the front of the store. They broke off, and parked, so I went to the other side of the parking lot and parked (Non-Agression Principle). I did walk over to their car though, to verify their license plate and the make and model of the car. I got that information so I could bring it to the authorities, should I need to. We went in the store and bought what we needed (drain-o and bannanas for anyone who cares). As we were leaving the parking lot, we saw that car leaving, so we turned down the same lane they were in, so I could get a better look to see if maybe it was someone I know. I didn't recognize them, but they saw me and recognized me as the person they were chasing earlier. They smirked at us as we passed them. I pulled into a parking spot a little further down, so they could drive away and there would be space between us on the road. The parking spot I turned into was a drive through, and as I pulled through their car jumped in front of me causing me to almost t-bone them. I jumped on the brakes and stopped from the crash (Keep Your Breaks In Good Condition Principle). They laughed and waved at us and smirked some more, then drove away. So Jen and I gave them a 2 minute headstart (that space thing I mentioned) then drove to the police station and talked to the dispatcher. She took the info down and asked if we wanted to talk to an officer, or if we just wanted them to see if they could track them down and find out what their problem was. I said I didn't need to talk to an officer, I don't care who they are, I don't WANT to know who they are, I just want the authorites to know who they are. So we came home and right now we are watching Bruce Cambelle vs. The Army of Darkness: The Directors Cut. We needed a laugh. It's working, so I'll stop writing so I can start laughing more.