Thursday, August 19, 2010
Good morning crew,
You know, I thought I was in decent shape. Running and
swimming every week, light weights and calisthenics, but
the thing about martial arts training is it tends to use
a lot of muscles you're just not used to using!
I went in to this mixed martial arts school last night to
do a sample class (when you go to a new school they usually
let you do a couple free classes to see what the class
atmosphere and curriculum is like), and today almost my
whole body is sore.
It's not so much the techniques, a lot of which I am
familiar with, it is hitting the mat, getting up, hitting
the mat, getting up, hitting the mat, getting up, joint
locks, holds, pins, etc... I have let my training lapse
the last few months and boy can I feel it now.
Do you know how many muscles it takes to throw a punch?
Considering the big, throbbing knot my body is in right
now it feels like every single one of them.
Now, if only I can overcome every single natural instinct
I have and go back!
But that is a decision for next week. This weekend I'm
going to the Renaissance Faire up by Kenosha, Wisconsin and
I'm going to need all of my self-discipline to keep from
buying a helmet or a medieval sword or something equally
cool and completely useless.
I'll let you know how that goes next week.
Laugh it up,
Joe
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