My first official jiu jitsu tournament was last Saturday (two days ago).
I was excited for the tournament for a long time!
On last Tuesday, though, in jiu jitsu class we were supposed to wrestle. This big guy threw me to the ground and I pulled a hip flexor 🙁 I took it easy for the rest of the week, and was still excited for the tournament, but a little weary and cautious. Saturday morning I got into fight mode! I did ...
Continue Reading →I had a fun workout day last Wednesday! In the morning I checked out a wrestling class and learned a little bit about what you can do if you botch a double leg takedown (cough cough all my double legs are botched- they’re hard!!) and they sprawl on you. Later on in the day, I worked with a new trainer at Functional Core Fitness named Eliza Olson. She’s new to FCF, but not new to boxing or instructing. ...
Continue Reading →It’s been two weeks and 6 days since I left Thailand.
I left Thailand and had a long layover in Korea, where I was privileged enough to explore some of Seoul with Adam of SEE Adam Train. 🙂
After that, next stop was California and I was surprised to not experience horrible culture shock, jet lag, or existential malaise upon arrival.
I felt remarkably refreshed and hopeful. The fast lifestyle and stress has slowly been creeping back into my life, but I ...
Continue Reading →Wow, it’s almost time! Tomorrow is my last day…I leave at night. I am being consistent in my training these past few days, and it’s jolly fun. This trip been so amazing and I have learned SO much! Thank you to all my teachers and partners!
Yesterday Andrew and I filmed the beginning part of our jiu jitsu private lesson that followed the morning MMA class. One take. I’m super-sweaty but whatevz. I am trying to share with the world interesting ...
Continue Reading →This past week has been surprising! It felt sooo long, but I didn’t even work out on Monday!
Monday= sick (food poisoning)
Tuesday= I took Muay Thai (among other things) and that messed me up for the week. I think I pulled my right calf muscle and I was limping all week. I kept on going and going, though, and yesterday I could barely walk! 🙁 Tuesday night I hardly slept.
Wednesday= I was dead tired. In ...
Continue Reading →:::written yesterday but couldn’t upload because internet wasn’t working:::
New Years on Phi Phi Island was great. It’s a small tropical island, with tiny little walkways jam packed with young people from all over the world. Flip flops, bikinis, sand, Ray Bans, little animals wandering around, sarongs for sale, peeps handing out flyers for the nightclubs, banana pancake stands, Australian accents, lithe bodies, and “paradise” may be words that describe the environment.
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This past week or so has been great, just training same ol’ same ol’ 😉 Did I tell you a fellow FEMALE showed up in the morning MMA (jiu jitsu) class? We have been partnering up and become fast friends. I have felt though that in the time she has been here, my learning has not been accelerating as much. Despite two seminars by world class black belts and daily sessions, I don’t think I have gotten as much out ...
Continue Reading →The highlight of this week’s training I’d say was Thursday night jiu jitsu class.
Why? —> THE SPIRIT OF THE CLASS!
It was around 7:15 PM, after we had completed our warm up drills, and we were in a circle stretching, getting ready to start the technique portion of class. Suddenly, all the power at Tiger Muay Thai went out. It was pitch black. Here we are, sitting on the mats in this outdoor training camp, gazing at blackness all around, and ...
Continue Reading →Sunday was my visa run, so I flew to Malaysia and back. I also called Orbitz, the company I bought my airline tickets from, and they said that I had the option of flying on January 20th at no charge because it was the “same class” of tickets, but if I chose any other day to return home, I would have to pay at least $500 for change fee plus fare difference. Since I am trying to watch my money, ...
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