training, being active, new music
I train at Ground Slam from 9 to 10. However today, I had business in Tokyo which started at 10 AM, and it takes 50 minutes to get there… 
So instead of doing one round, rest, another round, rest, another round…I did FOUR 5-minute rounds in a row. It was super hard….it was exactly like a fight. Actually, that’s the closest I’ve ever been to feeling like I was in a fight during training.
Maybe it doesn’t sound like much, four rounds in a row, but it is when you’re going at 95% with UFC fighters. (me 95%, then probably like 65-70ish? Depends on the guy, I dunno)
aaaaand I got gouged in the eye! It looks worse in person than in this picture. ^^;
I had kind of a Three Stooges moment with this one guy. He’s not a pro, but participated cuz the morning class got cancelled. I was telling him how I usually take breaks, but I planned to do a bunch of rounds in a row.
I thought I was being pretty clear…here, even you can understand. I’ll teach you Japanese.
ima (“ee-ma”) = now
yarimasu (“ya-ree-mahs”) = to do (something), i.e. sparring
ka = ? (question marker)
hai = yes
Roxy: *goes over to him* “Ima yarimasu ka?”
guy: “Ima yarimasu ka?”
Roxy: “Hai.”
guy: “Eh?”
Roxy: “Hmm?”
guy: “Ima yarimasu ka?”
Roxy: “….hai, ima yarimasu ka?”
guy: “Ima yarimasu?”
Roxy: “Huh? Ima? Hai, Ima. Yarimasu ka? O_o;; IMA!”
guy: Ima?
LOL DUDE we are not communicating. Finally he said, “Kyuukei shinai desu ka?” (You’re not taking a break?)
Roxy: Sou desu, kyuukei shinai desu.” (That’s right, I’m not taking a break.)
So I showered and ran to my very active business in Tokyo. The guy during who’s round I got gouged was like “OH are you okay? oh sorry! Are you sure you’re okay! are you sure?” I was like yeah yeah no problem. I didn’t even have time to examine the eye because I was running late..it was like…almost still bleeding, so everyone was like “Roxy, did you win?” LOL
Anyway, very significant meeting…. afterwards, I had lunch with my colleagues in Hibiya park. What a nice area! I’d never been there before.
I’m TOTALLY digging this new Fireball CD I got! Man I wanna see another Fireball concert. I just saw that in 2010 they did one in Yokohama. aaaah ~_~! I’ll have to pay more attention.
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