Thursday Night
As i'm sure most of you know, i've been short-tempered and needlessly aggressive lately. Little things set me off, and that's completely unlike me.
Thursday changed everything. My friend the drill sergeant held the pad during our kicking drill, and I just LET IT ALL OUT. I was yelling at the top of my lungs, kicking (and punching though i wasn't supposed to) for all i was worth. I exhausted quickly, nauseated, even. I knew I must have been coming down with something. (this weekend confirms it, I was sick saturday and recovering today)
After that kicking drill, we began running forms. I could barely stand, but I managed to walk through form 5, with all it's low wide-kneel glory. After the other 2 students in my group ran the same form, after I went to get some power aid, I went up again and ran form 6
I ran it hard, full speed, full power. I could barely stand by the end. That wasn't even the end of class, we still had 8 techniques to review and several judo holds to practice. Then I stuck around with the other 2nd degree black belts and worked on my forms.
The reason I mention all this, the kicking drill where i just let go and running form 6 is because after that, i just haven't been short-tempered, i haven't been angry, i haven't been aggressive.
I'm so so happy. =)
Thursday changed everything. My friend the drill sergeant held the pad during our kicking drill, and I just LET IT ALL OUT. I was yelling at the top of my lungs, kicking (and punching though i wasn't supposed to) for all i was worth. I exhausted quickly, nauseated, even. I knew I must have been coming down with something. (this weekend confirms it, I was sick saturday and recovering today)
After that kicking drill, we began running forms. I could barely stand, but I managed to walk through form 5, with all it's low wide-kneel glory. After the other 2 students in my group ran the same form, after I went to get some power aid, I went up again and ran form 6
I ran it hard, full speed, full power. I could barely stand by the end. That wasn't even the end of class, we still had 8 techniques to review and several judo holds to practice. Then I stuck around with the other 2nd degree black belts and worked on my forms.
The reason I mention all this, the kicking drill where i just let go and running form 6 is because after that, i just haven't been short-tempered, i haven't been angry, i haven't been aggressive.
I'm so so happy. =)