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"Stop trying to hit me and HIT ME."
Jan. 15th, 2009 10:01 pmSurvived my first ever sparring class at karate. Sensei only kicked me in the head twice. : )
I spent most of the class trying to work out exactly how long my arms actually are. It seems like something I should know by now, but I've always been terrible at judging distances.
The other thing I need to work out is how to block kicks.
Punches, I kinda know what I'm doing there. Kicks, though... I need to a) spot that a kick is coming and b) block it properly, rather than just waving my hands vaguely in its general direction. Otherwise Sensei will be kicking me in the head many, many more times.
For those who missed it, Jel's photo of me in my sparring gear:
And finally: jockstraps feel really strange.
I spent most of the class trying to work out exactly how long my arms actually are. It seems like something I should know by now, but I've always been terrible at judging distances.
The other thing I need to work out is how to block kicks.
Punches, I kinda know what I'm doing there. Kicks, though... I need to a) spot that a kick is coming and b) block it properly, rather than just waving my hands vaguely in its general direction. Otherwise Sensei will be kicking me in the head many, many more times.
For those who missed it, Jel's photo of me in my sparring gear:
And finally: jockstraps feel really strange.
