Cockiness Gets You Nowhere

No, I’m not going to give you a whole life lesson on how being cocky is wrong or bad, blah blah blah.  I’m going to give you an example of the universe making sure  I know my place.
Last week my husband and younger daughter contracted a stomach bug (hereafter to be known as “the plague”).  [...]

Hot Stuff

Yesterday I did what I swore I would never do.
Bikram Yoga.
90 minutes, 26 postures, and profuse sweating.
I hate heat.  Hate.  It.  Saunas are not my friend, and I feel overheated if I stay in a hot tub for longer than 5 minutes.  Yet somehow, I found myself twisting myself into a pretzel in a 100 [...]

RIP Starbucks?

As my training is progressing, Grandmaster has routinely put me in more and more situations where I am helping teach or train newer students.  I always suspected he was grooming me to be an instructor, but now I know for sure.  I have been officially invited to join their instructorship program.
While this is a huge [...]

Does This Mean I Kicked My Own Ass?

After class on Tuesday we did more hip flexor exercises.  EXTREMELY slow bicycles this time.  I couldn’t get through them all without resting, and we are only allowed to rest for a count of two.  Yesterday I could barely walk I was so damn sore.  Not only are my hips sore, but my ass hurts [...]

I Think My Instructor is Trying to Break Us

The soreness in my back and shoulders had nearly subsided by Monday night.  I no longer felt as if someone had punched me between the shoulder blades.  When, nearing the end of class, our instructor decided that speed drills were in order.  30 front kicks, both left and right, and 30 side kicks, both left [...]

I May Have Just Achieved Furniture Breaking Rank

Was practicing my next nomination sequence and kick requirements in the small amount of floor space I have in the dining room/living room area.  Was doing a front kick/360 kick combo and solidly landed the kick on the top frame of my couch, which is at about hip height.
Good to know I can defend myself [...]