Wednesday & Thursday

Sheep can be controlled by the sheepdog for the same reason they fear the wolf -- they are both predators. The same relationships hold with the general population, the police, and the criminals. Most people are sheep, but you don't have to be. If you have the skills and attitude of a predator the criminals will leave you alone -- because they will recognize you as a predator and there is easier game available. -Greg Hamilton


Wednesday:

The FOD is Box Form.

A few reps of Box Form, a few reps of CC's version of Box Form (note: remember to transfer weight to front stance at the end… left leg in front, RIGHT spear hand). A few reps of the Leopard At Dawn frag. All the Mirror forms in a string. Several extra reps of Black Crane 1 In the Mirror and Tiger Versus Crane In the Mirror (note: Tiger kick sequence- put rt foot in front and KEEP in there). Many reps of the first bit of Hurricane Hands In the Mirror (note that on the stab-at-the-ground, right Snake (the one closest to thigh) needs to be on top), some work on the next few techniques. Up to the slap-and-block (note: the LEFT hand is on top for that block).

Ow. Muscle in the distal part of the back of my left thigh is sore. I think it's from repping that reap in BC1. Either that or the snap kick.


Thursday:

125.

The FOD is the Three Step Arrow frag.

Lunchtime BJJ at Gracie Bellevue.

Shoulder throw setups, armbars from front mount (Note: Mira likes to post on the opponent's chest instead of the mat... if it works better for her, it will probably work better for me), armbars from guard.

Positional training from mount and closed guard. I spent a full 5 min trying to finish a clock choke on a white belt, but he defended well, with his chin down.

One roll with John. Every time I got stuck in bottom half guard, I turtled and tried to sit out. It didn't always work, but it was better than just lying under there.

Feeling a bit of ache from the right side ribs under the arm- where I had that bad "rib out" several months ago. It's just a small ache, but I'm anxious about it, given how bad it got last time.....


Run-through of all the mirror forms, plus the Three Step Arrow bit.


Session with CC. He has another student visiting from out of town, so we worked together. We did apps out of a piece of Hurricane Hands, then apps out of a piece of some Green Dragon form that he knows and I don't. That last didn't go too well; I am very slow to learn new form material, and trying to learn a piece and then immediately do apps.... well.

Begin facing north, left arm horiz at shoulder pointing west, rt hand pak-sau'ing at chest.

Hopping stance change, to a deep scissor with rt leg in back.

Unwind, Turning to your rt and go down on left knee. You are now facing west. Rising block over temple with rt arm, palm strike horiz with left hand (fingers south).

There were two rotating strikes after this, but I'm STILL not sure how they go.

We did some sticky hands, then D asked me to teach him the opening of Hurricane Hands, which I did.

He's going to be in town for a few weeks, so maybe all three of us can work together some more. He immediately established a habit of giving me corrections and "good job"'s, which was mildly annoying. I don't know what level he is, but he did start out by admitting that he hasn't trained in almost a decade.

CC also mentioned that RS is moving to Connecticut. Lovely. Not that I was seeing him much as it is- but now he's going to be twenty times further away. He may visit once more before he goes.