Aikido (it deserves its own separate post), a.k.a. the chronicles of my fun pain and suffering
Sunday: trained. Got an interesting bruise on my hip which brings out maternal instincts in everyone (it went black and purple in minutes). Best training session ever since we did a LOAD of rolls and they were fun (bar the bit where I lost skin). Even did a high fall and haven’t actually covered those yet = ^_____^.
Tuesday: bbq_tool had his aikido intro. Lost some more skin to the cheesegrater (aka gi / uniform thing). FUN (can’t actually remember what we did). But Mike said my rolls are getting better than ½ the guys there (which doesn’t mean they’re any good -_-‘) and can resume going to Friday classes.
Thursday: Shiny basics class, got a matching bruise (like the one on my hip) on my elbow. Stuff = HARD. *___* Sword awase stuff = 0.o same for the kokyohos.
Friday: awase class. Super!hard. Got to whack shiny tire contraption with a club! :3 Falls were fixed a bit (position of the hand not engaged by the nage needs to stay near my centre). And then Mike made me do all of the weapons for my 4th kyu test in front of the class _with_ kiais (and I’ve only done the uchi komi group once and that was 3 months ago = have no knowledge of it what so ever!). And since he’s feeling perverse the weapons component of my grading is _next week_. Lost some more skin… TO MY OWN WEAPONS.
KILL ME PLEASE. (Prior to grading).
Maybe these 'injuries' are my body's way of celebrating?
Tuesday: bbq_tool had his aikido intro. Lost some more skin to the cheesegrater (aka gi / uniform thing). FUN (can’t actually remember what we did). But Mike said my rolls are getting better than ½ the guys there (which doesn’t mean they’re any good -_-‘) and can resume going to Friday classes.
Thursday: Shiny basics class, got a matching bruise (like the one on my hip) on my elbow. Stuff = HARD. *___* Sword awase stuff = 0.o same for the kokyohos.
Friday: awase class. Super!hard. Got to whack shiny tire contraption with a club! :3 Falls were fixed a bit (position of the hand not engaged by the nage needs to stay near my centre). And then Mike made me do all of the weapons for my 4th kyu test in front of the class _with_ kiais (and I’ve only done the uchi komi group once and that was 3 months ago = have no knowledge of it what so ever!). And since he’s feeling perverse the weapons component of my grading is _next week_. Lost some more skin… TO MY OWN WEAPONS.
KILL ME PLEASE. (Prior to grading).
Maybe these 'injuries' are my body's way of celebrating?