The Black and Blues

This past Monday's workout was hard. I had a huge headache, and I was exhausted from working out at Curves. I'm trying to get my body in super shape for my upcoming July wedding. So at practice, I was out of energy.

Sensei Noah and Sensei Bruce wanted me to do Oku, and being Oku, it was a hard board. You really have to be on your A-game or else you get hurt. I really didn't feel up to it, and I took a couple of hard falls without being mentally and physically ready. So, Sensei Noah decided to do some Newaza (groundwork) instead. Basically, I had to escape from every Shime technique. Some of the techniques were impossible to get out of. You literally had to break your arm to get out of some. Really, some techniques you don't want the opponent to get it on you. As I said, it's impossible to get out.

Here is a picture of Noah performing a Shinin technique on Nolan.


The Newaza techniques were fun. I was screaming, grunting, and growling everywhere and anywhere to get out of Noah's pins and chokes. I have a ton of bumps and bruises everywhere. Plus, my back feels like I hit a ton of bricks. It's so sore and tight. I feel like a stiff robot. Advil is my friend. My neck is super sore too because Noah did a ton of chokes on me. I was successful in getting out of the chokes though. Yay! But, boy do they leave a mark. My jaw even hurts when I try to eat. Sensei Bruce commented that, "Cindy's has to stop martial arts at least two weeks before the wedding or else she'll be covered in bruises." Exactly! I see his point.

No pain, no gain!