{"id":3191,"date":"2013-03-15T14:55:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T20:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2013-03-15T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T21:05:23","slug":"pt-work-training-my-japanese-uncle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2013\/03\/15\/pt-work-training-my-japanese-uncle\/","title":{"rendered":"PT, work, training, my Japanese Uncle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I slept very deeply Thursday night!  And when I woke up at 4:40 AM, I even went back to sleep until 6:30! It was amazing.<\/p>\n<p>I managed to watch Naruto! I watched Shippuden episodes 201-203.  Sasuke is in the middle of fighting Raikage-sama.  No spoilers, please.  Raikage is so cool, despite being a hot-head.  I know I\u2019m way behind.<\/p>\n<p>I did personal training with Mitsui-san in the morning from 11:30 \u2013 12:30.  This is our third time.  I think I can feel a small difference in the stability of my legs.  He said I\u2019m getting better.  We\u2019re doing ViPR training and he\u2019s helping me stretch.  Before, he used this muscle roller and released the knots in my legs that I didn\u2019t even know where there, and my injured knee felt better after that! I was kind of shocked.  Yesterday, he told me the muscles on the right side of my neck were larger an bigger than my left side muscles. O_O I wonder how that happened. He suggested that\u2019s from doing takedowns, but I do takedowns on the other side, so that wouldn\u2019t make sense.  Weird. I hoped he would release my leg again, but he gave me a neck massage, and my neck felt fabulous after that.  So I can\u2019t complain. ^^;  <\/p>\n<p>We only did ViPR for 20-25? minutes, but I was done after that.  If you watch this vid, it looks like some happy aerobics, but it is NOT EASY.  The squats and lifting and swinging that weighted rubber pole.  And I did the side shuffle wrong and my back started hurting. ;_; Now I know what not to do, but man!  For the little time I was doing it wrong, it really is hurting. >_<  My shoulders gave out their strength, prompting him to say, \u201cMan, we gotta strengthen your shoulders, too.\u201d  Yes, please.  \u201cBut these exercises will do that, so don\u2019t worry,\u201d he reassured me. ;_;  Yay.\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qovs9T80hh4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then I had to hurry to work because I had an assessment.  She was late. *facefault*  Man. I even had to eat lunch while walking, and trying to wheel my suitcase of gear, because my boss scheduled the lesson so close to the end of my training session. \ud83d\ude41  Oh well.<\/p>\n<p>I got to finish early because I agreed to that early lesson, and was intending to go to Groundslam\u2019s night practice. I started feeling really strange in my last lesson.  Really tired and light-headed.  I saw a few white spots, and actually wondered if I was going to pass out!  After the lesson, I just debated going home.<\/p>\n<p>Then I thought about how I couldn\u2019t fight in the past, and how every day is part of my upcoming fight.  Every training session is part of my fight.  Every night of sleep is part of my fight.  Every bite of food I put into my body is part of my fight.  I promised myself that I\u2019d go to training, and I was fsking going to go to fsking training. I didn\u2019t care if I passed out on the train. If that happened, then I\u2019d deal with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe I\u2019d just do grappling technique.&#8221;  So I went to training in time for kickboxing.  I did kickboxing.  I did okay. \ud83d\ude42  I\u2019m pleased, and I got to try out some new techniques.  And Buri-chan got really freaking good at kicks.  I want to get that good at kicks. I should be, since I did Tae Kwon Do. I\u2019ll have to redevelop that.<\/p>\n<p>Then we did a 50-50 position scramble drill that was really effective. Katsumura-san called it \u201cKonjo renshu,\u201d or \u201cguts practice.\u201d Amazingly enough, it didn\u2019t hurt my injury.  I loved how Katsumura-san lead class tonight.<\/p>\n<p>G-san, my Japanese uncle, was there and we chatted.  I call him my uncle because he is older than me, but younger than my dad.  But he treats me like his niece.  lol  Telling me, \u201cMuri shinai de\u201d which is \u201cDon\u2019t over-do it.\u201d  It got really really annoying over and over, because I\u2019m trying to train, and it\u2019s kind of like telling me to stop and take it easy. I don\u2019t need to hear that, especially from someone I respect. If I don\u2019t care what he says, I don\u2019t take it to heart, but I DO respect him, so I DO take it to heart. So I politely asked him to stop telling me that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I won\u2019t stop,\u201d he said, in his blunt way.  \u201cIt\u2019s my responsibility as the elder to tell someone I care about to not hurt themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My anger flared and then turned into affection.  He was just like my parent.  There was absolutely NO use telling him not stop, because he couldn\u2019t.  It was just like how when I told my mom I was gonna start Judo, she said, \u201cOh, now I\u2019ll worry about someone throwing you on your head.\u201d I was like, \u201cMOM, COME ON!  What I do now is more dangerous than that!\u201d  \u201cBut still\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a parent\u2019s job to worry.  And the fact that I have a friend who cares about me enough to be annoying really touched me.  \ud83d\ude42  It\u2019s gonna be hard to ignore him, because I\u2019m the type who listens to my parents. LOL But I think I can manage.  They don\u2019t want me to do MMA and I still do. Thank you, G-san, for your support and busy-body-ness. Everybody needs somebody sometimes!<\/p>\n<p>I just couldn&#8217;t stay until the end. My back was hurting too much and my body gave out. ~_~; I knew I wouldn&#8217;t be able to finish the class, but I wanted to look good in my trainer&#8217;s eyes. :\/  I still got to bed at 11:30, despite leaving the gym around 10:00. Wow, I still trained for almost 2 hours. Not bad. Man, Japanese gyms go until so late.<\/p>\n<p>I drank 4 SOCK OFF recovery pills last night and I woke up feeling like OMG WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeee.<\/p>\n<p>I LOVE SOCK OFF!!!! Wtf is in it! I still haven\u2019t translated what\u2019s in that stuff\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I slept very deeply Thursday night! And when I woke up at 4:40 AM, I even went back to sleep until 6:30! It was amazing. I managed to watch Naruto! I watched Shippuden episodes 201-203. Sasuke is in the middle of fighting Raikage-sama. No spoilers, please. Raikage is so cool, despite being a hot-head. 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