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fight test: September 2011
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Tuesday, 6 September 2011. After 10 days waiting for self-repair, I couldn't stand it any longer and did some training (thanks for advice Craig! It's hard to avoid using your hip flexors so I just had to take it slowly and try to remember not to move in certain ways (mae geri = bad). Tuesday, September 06, 2011. Location: Radcliffe Rd, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire NG2 6, UK. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Rhinoceros in the dojo. The last five posts from my training diary.
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fight test: Backing off a bit - preventative measure
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011. Backing off a bit - preventative measure. The human body may be a marvel, but it's also quite prone to injury. Even the sedentary have niggling health issues, but if you're involved in physical activity it's normal to have various niggling problems and the occasional few that interfere with your ability to train. A few times over the past years I've had a problem with a thigh muscle near my hip. It might be Iliotibial band syndrome. Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Some notes on diet.
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fight test: January 2011
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Sunday, 30 January 2011. I couldn't find a textual explanation of Junro Shodan, so I watched the. And tried to write down what I saw. Comments and corrections very welcome. 1 Slide left foot out to the west, into:. 2 Pull left foot back east into:. Jodan uchi ude uke. Note: Many people seem to use tettsui uke here, with the knuckles on top. 4 Turn clockwise, pivoting on left heel, stopping when (again) facing west and push with left foot into:. 6 Pull back right foot and then out to the east, into:.
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fight test: Discipline - and why you don't need it.
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011. Discipline - and why you don't need it. It's been said that you can't gain discipline, but that's not a problem. Discipline is making yourself do something which isn't necessarily in line with your desires. You do it because you have reasoned that you should. If you have desire (and therefore motivation), you don't need discipline. Wednesday, November 02, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Discipline - and why you dont need it.
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fight test: April 2011
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Monday, 25 April 2011. Checking for progress by looking backwards at the Heian katas. As a software developer, I often look back at code I've written. If it's a couple of years old, I expect to see problems. Architectural flaws, design flaws, poor practices: If I didn't see such issues, and know that I do much better today, I would be worried that I wasn't making progress as a developer. I have started applying this principle to my learning of karate-do. The most obvious issue is that my stances are too ...
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fight test: Some notes on diet
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Monday, 1 August 2011. Some notes on diet. My current diet, for my consideration and future reference. Berocca, cod liver oil, glucosamine sulphate. 2 rashers of bacon, 1 egg. Porridge oats with coconut, sunflower seeds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews and pistachios, semi-skimmed milk, cinnamon. Three cups of coffee. Midday - early afternoon. More porridge (same as morning). Something involving salad leaves, some protein (ham or cottage cheese), olives, houmous. Or, on Fridays. Two cups of tea.
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fight test: Recent training
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Saturday, 20 August 2011. I have entered this year's 'Survival of the fittest' event here in Nottingham and have added new training targeted at that. Karate training is slightly less than usual as it's holiday season. So a quick run down of the last seven days:. Sunday: 6k run with some extra bits along the way (zig zags at high speed, knees up, heels up, up and down incline) then chin ups, sit ups, leg raises, press ups of various forms. Tuesday: No training. :(. Wednesday: Same as Sunday.
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fight test: Seven days
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011. It's been seven days since I backed off from training. I didn't just back off, though. There didn't seem a way to train which wouldn't strain the injured part, so I stopped. It's not pleasant to do this. Rather unpleasant, in fact. To be honest, I'd have preferred a jab in the eye with a sharp stick. Never mind, healing seems to be happening (walking isn't as painful) so perhaps it won't be long now. Will just keep watching Forbrydelsen. Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
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fight test: February 2011
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Saturday, 12 February 2011. Learning is hard. It's something our brains are good at, but as we get older, it becomes more difficult. Making new connections is great, but the more you make, the more exist. The existing connections hold your experience and your opinions. Where you're learning something new, the old connections might not agree with the newcomers. Training has helped me with learning. By training, I mean:. Regular practise of the subject's core principles. Turning ideas on their heads.
