Yesterbday I woke up and my left knee was stiff as a board, I knew it was going to snow soon and it over night. But I was able to make class last night and it was fun for the most part. I'm starting to get my knew form, it's not pretty but as long as I get the movements down, I'm good to clean it up later. I was doing alright until we did some fall drills, I started to get up from the ground and got to one knee when it locked up on me. The asst. Instructor helped me up and I stretched it out and felt fine, it was a nerve that got pinched and I was good to go, I tried a few sunset flips or ki-up flips, can't do them like I use too. But during the advance class, we were doing tornado kick drills (not my best kick) and I landed wrong and my left knee buckled, I was told to take it easy and restrecth. I did but by the end of streching kicking drills were over.
On Thursday nights, classes generally review one step sparring, my partner and I have been traing with each other since we both started the same day. He is a rank ahead of me bcause I once pulled myself out of test because I wasn't ready. We know each other and know how to react which is nice to have some you can train with that knows your reaction times and how you do things and you know their's. Anyways we were given a challenge of doing our sparring on the opposite side, and I'll say it wasn't pretty. I was able to get some of it down better then my partner but starting with a left handed punch with out a kick or something before it wasn't feeling right (no pun intended) in my mind.
In the advance class, we did four-side self defense. This can be fun and funny to watch to see how people react. One of the new adult brown belts gets a little to excited during point sparring and SD and scares some of the other adutls. The instructors always tells everyone to relax, I've gotten better with training and so does everyone but when some people get an adriline rush it's hard to control. I'm usually in back because I can lock a bear hug or head lock on anyone. Anyways she turned and threw a punch and made contact with it. It didn't hurt, I was somewhat prepared and she pulled some of it back. I wasn't upset or anything, I've landed elbow strikes before into the ribs. Then one of the students that is tall and has reach thoought he had me in a bear hug from behind but is hands wer so high up that I turned and almost did a chest to chest suplex but stoped. I also did a hip toss on him. the asst. instructor reminded him that I have a different background for some attacks and have tricks that most don't know how to throw in our school.
Well, wrestling season is starting upon us shortly and I'll be starting with the coaching soon. I have been working on rebreaking my wrestling shoes since I haven't worn them regularly. I just hope I don't embarass myself.
