Sunday, July 17, 2011
MIA yet again. lol
Training has been interesting over the past week. I've been sparring a lot more and it's been a battle the entire time. On one hand I love sparring. There's no way to know what the other person is thinking or what they are going to do next. You constantly have to be on your toes and ready for absolutely anything that may happen. And the thrill of the unknown is one that I will never get tired of. Plus it is a great stress reliever, in my opinion, probably the best way. On the other hand (being a girl) coming home with bruises down your legs and arms kind of sucks because the only way to cover them up is by wearing jeans, which is brutal during the summer, especially in Blacksburg. There's also the fact that I haven't properly trained in sparring in the past couple of years, so I'm pretty rusty which only leads to getting beat 9 times out of 10 (if we were to actually keep track). With the increased amount of sparring I have been doing lately though, I'm getting back into the groove. It's tough, but the challenge of getting back to sparring well is one that I accept wholeheartedly. :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
7.8.11 - 7.11.11
I've been MIA lately, I know. The reason behind this: 4th of July & school. :( Karate was cancelled Sunday & Monday in observance of the 4th and I started my second summer session here at Tech last Tuesday and my evening class prevents me from being able to go Tuesday and Wednesday. :( So my first class in over a week was last Friday, but that was only an open mat, so it wasn't very structured and I used it mainly to just feel out my abilities after not training for so long.
My first official class back was yesterday. We've switched it up and focused on sparring for the past two nights, which has been a nice (but difficult) change of pace. I wasn't really up for it yesterday, but today I felt much better and got much more into sparring with everyone. Even if I'm going to have a nice little bruise on my ribs and arm. LOL. :) I hope that the classes keep getting harder and that we do end up sparring a bit more, because even though I hate it right now, I really do ultimately enjoy it. I find the challenge of sparring to be thrilling. So, if things keep going the way they have been, and the instructor's seminar that the two instructors and two potential instructors are going to this weekend is any good, which I'm sure it will be, then classes are about to get much, much more interesting. Good thing I'm always up for a challenge! :)
My first official class back was yesterday. We've switched it up and focused on sparring for the past two nights, which has been a nice (but difficult) change of pace. I wasn't really up for it yesterday, but today I felt much better and got much more into sparring with everyone. Even if I'm going to have a nice little bruise on my ribs and arm. LOL. :) I hope that the classes keep getting harder and that we do end up sparring a bit more, because even though I hate it right now, I really do ultimately enjoy it. I find the challenge of sparring to be thrilling. So, if things keep going the way they have been, and the instructor's seminar that the two instructors and two potential instructors are going to this weekend is any good, which I'm sure it will be, then classes are about to get much, much more interesting. Good thing I'm always up for a challenge! :)
Sunday, July 3, 2011
6.28.11 - 7.1.11
Classes have been pretty typical. Basics, hyungs, il soo sik, repeat. With a little bit of new details thrown into the mix though. Along with sparring and learning some muay thai! :D
Although we did do gun defenses on Thursday night, which was pretty interesting. Personally, you pull a gun and I'm giving you whatever you want. That's just personal though, and still, it was kind of fun learning some defenses against a gunman.
Friday (7.1) was probably the best day of training. I first went to the TSD open mat at 2pm and worked on some more forms and did some bag work. It's pretty hot in the room we're in, so I didn't try to push myself too hard see as at 6pm I was going to the TKD open mat. Now, I cannot stand TKD, personally most all styles are just a sport to me, not an art. I made an exception though. I met a guy last week that is a cho dan in TKD and we talked a lot about our training. Eventually, he challenged me to a sparring match, which I accepted of course. So, Friday night we sparred and it ended up going alright. I haven't sparred in ages and I'm not a huge fan in the first place (but when I'm in top form, I'm good).
Friday was also the day that I unexpectedly got to learn some muay thai, which I've always been interested in. It was really basic stuff (obviously), but it was really tough! The techniques aren't done anything like how they're done in TSD or TKD. Even the hand positions and stances are completely different. I'm very intrigued though. Especially since the GIRL that was teaching it was a kick ass instructor! It was so awesome to see another girl out there that all the guys know to stay away from and not mess with because she could do some serious damage. I loved it!!!
Unfortunately though, classes have been cancelled this weekend for July 4th celebrations and I start my new class next week which will make it impossible to train Monday through Wednesday nights. :( So, my amount of time training is going to be significantly cut down from 6 days a week to 4. Only 6 weeks of this though!!! :)
Although we did do gun defenses on Thursday night, which was pretty interesting. Personally, you pull a gun and I'm giving you whatever you want. That's just personal though, and still, it was kind of fun learning some defenses against a gunman.
Friday (7.1) was probably the best day of training. I first went to the TSD open mat at 2pm and worked on some more forms and did some bag work. It's pretty hot in the room we're in, so I didn't try to push myself too hard see as at 6pm I was going to the TKD open mat. Now, I cannot stand TKD, personally most all styles are just a sport to me, not an art. I made an exception though. I met a guy last week that is a cho dan in TKD and we talked a lot about our training. Eventually, he challenged me to a sparring match, which I accepted of course. So, Friday night we sparred and it ended up going alright. I haven't sparred in ages and I'm not a huge fan in the first place (but when I'm in top form, I'm good).
Friday was also the day that I unexpectedly got to learn some muay thai, which I've always been interested in. It was really basic stuff (obviously), but it was really tough! The techniques aren't done anything like how they're done in TSD or TKD. Even the hand positions and stances are completely different. I'm very intrigued though. Especially since the GIRL that was teaching it was a kick ass instructor! It was so awesome to see another girl out there that all the guys know to stay away from and not mess with because she could do some serious damage. I loved it!!!
Unfortunately though, classes have been cancelled this weekend for July 4th celebrations and I start my new class next week which will make it impossible to train Monday through Wednesday nights. :( So, my amount of time training is going to be significantly cut down from 6 days a week to 4. Only 6 weeks of this though!!! :)
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