As I mentioned during my last karate post, they are renovating the dance studio that we use for our dojo. They recently refinished one of the wood floors near the room we train in, so the place was filled with the hanging vapors of wood sealer and varnish. Add to that the lack of air conditioning and I was cooking like a summer ham during the workout.
Last night’s workout was a tough one. We did our monthly combination, which really got the sweat rolling. We did some partner drills working on proper form while blocking, and I noticed that my stance and connection are getting better but my legs are still weak. We finished up the night with many repetitions of Empi kata, which was fun considering how rarely I’ve done that kata since my Shodan exam. Sensei Tarrant let me count through it a few times for the class, and I was happy that he provided the class some of the same pointers that I did as we went through it.
My tight hamstrings really made me suffer through this kata, though. I got a knot in one of them as we repeated the opening sequence from Empi but I toughed it out. I’m going to have to do some more stretching or something in order to loosen them up again, or else I’m going to end up blowing something out. Nobody wants that.
I was drenched by the time the workout was over, which was a good feeling. I ended up the night by going to my buddy PW’s house for a jam session, which was fun! Now I’m headed off to a Green Day concert, more soon!
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