I spent 3 hours this week working on self defence alone. Trust me, I needed it. I struggle with self defence, it does not come all that easily to me, and due to my handicap (of needing to write down each step before I "know" it ) it often feels like I am expelling a whole lot of effort to simply stand there with a confused look on my face while my sensei patiently explains each step over and over again . My sensei is very serious about teaching self defence, he wants us to be able to not only recognize bad situations but also have enough knowledge to a.) fight back, or b.) get the hell out of there. Sadly enough, whenever I screwed up on my techniques, my quirky sense of humor kicked in and I found myself wondering if anyone has tried to "get the hell out of there" on a belt test!? Of course my imagination kicked in and I pictured myself on my belt test making a frantic dash for the door leaving my uki stunned on the mats. Of course Anne, in her usual fashion, got the giggles. Have you ever tried remembering each step of a technique while trying to quell laughter, and keeping a straight face?? EPIC FAIL...
Self defence at home: Friday night, I took Mark up on his offer to help me. Yes, he's promised to help me anytime I ask for it. Was he on drugs when he offered?? I do not know. I explained that two of my self defence moves involved a "take down" (put your opponent on the floor), and he looked a little uneasy. He made a quick gesture to the bed (we were upstairs in the bedroom to work on the carpet )and asked quickly if we should maybe pull the mattress pad on the floor to work on that instead of the carpet. Where is the trust ??? His face alone made me want to laugh all over again. Before each of the moves I told him exactly what I was going to do. I reminded him that if the holds started to hurt he was to tap his legs or call out "mate". He gave me a look, ( the eye rolling sort) and said, "how about I just say stop??" Stop works too apparently. When we were done, I think Mark looked at me with different eyes. He saw me as someone who will someday, be able to protect herself with deadly force if needed. I hope that day never ever comes, if it ever did, I will a.) be able to fight back or b.) run like hell!
New goals:
One of the things I have been discussing with Dan is aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. I desparately want to start doing more of that on my off time when I am not at the Dojo. I came up with a workout plan that I will hope will be a good start to a great training program for me. I am starting small but I plan to increase it once my fitness gets better.
Monday: 6:30-7:30 pm
Karate (kata, technique night)
Tuesday: 4:30-5:30 pm
Burpees (25)
Treadmill workout an intense hill workout for 30 mins
Wednesday: 6:30-7:30pm
karate (sparring night)
Thursday: 4:30-6:30 pm
Burpees (25)
Treadmill workout
Friday: 6:30-7:30
Karate (self defence)
Saturday: 8:00 am
treadmill
yoga
Sunday:2-4 pm
karate (techniques, kata and self defence)
Well this concludes my first week of blogging. Enjoy this week, and I'll leave you with this thought; "Don't be afraid of stepping off the path, your footsteps are the path"
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