( Ore-sama no kachi da! )

*yawns ( Read more... )

I smell like a funky Chinese herbal shop. Blegh. Had slight bruise on knuckle from some stick/knife/sword training on Tuesday, so I'm speedy healing my hands from any potential pain or stiffness with our Dit Da Jow we keep around (yet rarely use), it's the good stuff, but stinks. My very minor bruises will be all healed by Saturday if not ( Read more... )

Weight is a little higher than I'd like, but thankfully it's just an amateur exhibition match, so close enough. Come August I'll be very close to my pro-weight (if I stay on schedule, 210lbs.), so it will be easier to get down to my Light-Heavy status (which is 205lbs. or for USCKF, Super-Heavy which ends at 207lbs ( Read more... )

Finger's healing well, okay for light sparring, but still feels funny when I hit hard with my left. Hopefully might spar someone larger than me next week who actually does the same style as my opponent (Hung Gar ( Read more... )

So it seems there are better ways to remove your fingerprints than carving off a chunk of the flesh on the pad. Who knew ( Read more... )

Okay, time for the final phases of training. I'm on a short semi-rest period between cycles, and then comes the hardest one: Power Endurance. Training to maintain a high level of strength and speed (power) over a long period of time (thus, endurance). Four weeks of that and the last week to rest and rebuild my body for the fight ( Read more... )

( Tale of the Tape )

Snow~~~ It snowed ( Read more... )

Mini-vacation to New York as part of a gift for grandparents' 50th anniversary way back when; so the whole family pitched in and we rented a big house to have about 4 or 5 days of family time. Was much funs as I enjoy my family and all their zany behavior to get along. JetBlue was a most excellent airline experience with online check-in/printout ( Read more... )