In past years when a school tournament, special occasion, or demo are coming up, I tend to put myself in a silo for that specific training. I practice specifically with the forms, or activities I am participating in, and tend to laser focus only on those. The remainder of my usual routine tends to fall to the wayside until the performance is completed.
This year, while there is of course more time spent with the forms I will be performing, I am doing my best to also keep up with my regular routine and round out all of it. I also find that if I do one thing too much it is quite hard on my knee. While this is pushing limits, it is also not greatly beneficial as I need more rest periods, and have more swelling. Adding in my regular stretching routine, other forms, and other areas of my training is helping to elevate that somewhat.
My favorite category is always a team one. I am having so much fun, learning a lot not only about myself and my current limitations, but also about my fellow teammates and the intricacies of coming together as one. We all have different limits, and styles of training, and I learn from them, and get great joy out of it. We’ve brought a form together with input from all us, and all worked through difficulties together.
Performing always brings some nerves and stress, but I am very much looking forward to it. Learning how to be on the other side of the tournament with judging, score keeping and helping to keep the day running smooth is also something I look forward to.
I hope to see you all on the mats for the Tiger Challenge next weekend! And thank you Todai Bauer for the challenge and bump in PU and SU #s this week!
Push ups- 10,640
Sit ups - 10,560
Form reps - Hand 142, weapon 135
AOK’s - 635
Sparring (modified) - 125
KM’s - 440
Blogs - 18
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