Bad class today

I barely survived today. For some reason my body just wasn't in it, maybe because I missed all classes early in the week. The warm-up and conditioning were energetic, but nothing groundbreaking. One way or the other, started sitting between forms in the first half of the curriculum, and I don't think I retained much from the second half (we did replies to grabs).

There will be no Saturday class due to junior belt promotions.

Class 2007/09/11 (Tue)

The workout had a lot of padwork. Our pad patten is a 6-parter:
- Jab, cross, recoil from cross and rear elbow
- Jab, cross, front elbow (this is the normal pattern at Master Reyes' place)
- Jab, cross, rear roundhouse
- Jab, cross, foot switch, roundhouse on the jab side (again, was normal for me)
- Jab, cross, knee
- Jab, cross, foot switch, knee.

Pretty good, but no pushups.

I worked in a pair with Edgar throughout.

Useful words:
めつばし - anything that disrupts enemy's vision, like a fistful of metal shavings and kayene pepper powder
六しくぼ (?) - full name for the bo, meaning "six segments of bamboo".
半ぼ - short bo

Class 2007/09/08 (Sat)

Class was very physical today and I have to admit, I started squatting by the end of the conditioning. But I like it. When conditioning is desired, it is paramount to go beyond one's comfort zone, or else no conditioning is going to occur.

Mr. Young was the lead instructor today.