During my current training in Ottawa, I have been doing full days of self defense training. This has included full days of kicks, strikes, wrist locks, takedowns, grappling, etc. I like this stuff. I have fun with it. It’s my thing. And the instructors have realized this is my thing and that I do not need the same amount of exposure as others (and that my joints are super bendy, making me a good partner for figuring out proper technique). As a result, I end up as the punching bag far more often. So how am I doing?
Sure, I am still trying to have fun. But the concept of moderation rings as true in this circumstance as it does in any other. I am far more bruised now than I ever have been over the last many years. I stretch about 1.5 hours a day and I am still struggling with stiffness (Nigel, am I overdoing it? I don’t even know). Sure, this sort of stuff is my thing. But it is hard to stay positive about it when you do it for 8 hours a day, several days in a row. It catches up.
Overall, a lot of my numbers have fallen behind, but my sparring reps and stretching have taken a pretty big boost, so I am still somewhat in the game.
Numbers
Situps: 8790 / 50000
Pushups: 11420 / 50000
AoK: 347 / 1000
Katana: 143 / 1000
Sword Spear: 179 / 1000
Sparring: 224 / 1000
Distance (km): 208.75 / 1609
Blogs: 10
Personal
Tai Chi (reps): 46 / 250
Tai Chi (unexcused absences): 0 / 0
Stretching (hrs): 32.75 / 150
MMCs: 1 / 10
Ski Trips: 1 / 4
Volunteering: 0 / 3
