Well....still way prefer systema. The gi is not only like pajamas, it gets ridiculously hot, and leaves rug-burn-esque marks all over you. And three people injured their feet on the soft mats.
It was nice to get a simple foot-sweeping throw drilled in, I might actually be able to use that in a general basis. And some clinch work, I suppose, though that also just seems silly with no strikes allowed - being able to just smack the other person changes everything. I did enjoy working with a little Puck (re: Alpha Flight) of a guy, a real wrestler, who seemed to have a wrestling/MMA background. Though he was in way better shape and temperament for grappling and just plain kicked my ass, he seems a better class of person than the rest of the class. Annoying to have to fight him with the disadvantage of a gi, and him with none, though.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
sore pecs for first time in years
Working exclusively on the chest in weight training was an interesting experience. It's interesting how many variations there are for working one muscle. The other interesting bit, though, was that I forgot how working out with weights can completely wear out your body; it's not like bodyweight stuff where you can kind of keep going indefinitely. I tried to do an arm balance after, and couldn't even support myself for a second. Then was vaguely shaky the whole rest of the day. And hungry. Which was good for the big Chinese feast that took up the afternoon, though, heh.
Today I tried out a dance video I bought at Bookman's, after watching Step Up 2 the Streets and pondering whether I could afford a Pima hip hop class. The production values are horribly low, but I was gratified to find out it's not even a workout kind of dance video, but just like a straight up dance class, which is nice, as that's exactly what I wanted. I felt kind of silly at first dancing in my living room, and only got through about a third of the choreography before stopping to avoid overwhelming, but I'm excited to get more of it down, it gets the tapas going and is just challenging enough. Space is a real issue in my living room, and barefeet on the rug kind of hurts; lessons learned. Ah...sad to see a review that says it's "moves from the 90s"...still, better than knowing no moves at all.
Today I tried out a dance video I bought at Bookman's, after watching Step Up 2 the Streets and pondering whether I could afford a Pima hip hop class. The production values are horribly low, but I was gratified to find out it's not even a workout kind of dance video, but just like a straight up dance class, which is nice, as that's exactly what I wanted. I felt kind of silly at first dancing in my living room, and only got through about a third of the choreography before stopping to avoid overwhelming, but I'm excited to get more of it down, it gets the tapas going and is just challenging enough. Space is a real issue in my living room, and barefeet on the rug kind of hurts; lessons learned. Ah...sad to see a review that says it's "moves from the 90s"...still, better than knowing no moves at all.
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