It was a good workout tonight… it all started with a little dojo cleanup. It seems the daycare that runs in the YWCA left us with a bunch of muddy footprints and standing mop water on the dojo floor, so a bunch of us took to the task of sopping up the leftover water.
The workout was tough… the first class was all basics, focusing on technique and pushing off of the back leg. The second class was a bunch of really fun partner drills, working primarily on distance and timing. I was sparring with Tisdale-san and we clashed fists, drawing blood from the last knuckle on my left hand. I didn’t realize this until the hip area of my gi was speckled with bloody drawback marks, I think this is the first time I’ve bled on this gi.
Sensei Wood showed back up tonight, it’s been a long time (I want to say something like 10 years, but that might be too long) since I saw him last. It’s almost always good to see ghosts of karate past show back up at the dojo, especially people of his caliber.
I’m on the first flight back to Colorado tomorrow! More from the high country soon!
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