A lot of you know about the heat around here. Mostly? It sucked. But then, last night, it rained. And the people celebrated. It didn't feel like being fried when I walked outside this morning.
And all God's people said? Amen!
Well, last night was certainly a kicker when it came to the ol' schedule. The first half of the day was pretty much nothing, except for the average laundry day. But then came 5:45 in the evening, when it was time to head over to voice lessons, where songs I'll be singing for a wedding next month were practiced and generally hit pretty hard. At seven: dinner. Pork kabobs, yum. 7:35, changing into my uniform and heading over to my tae-kwan-do lesson, in which I think I strained a nerve in my right foot since the side of it's a little sensitive. No matter. 9:15: Shower really quick, since there was a quite a bit of lightning and I'm a little paranoid about getting electrocuted. So yeah, busy times.
But tomorrow through Sunday, that's what's going to be a real pain. Why? Well, let's just say that getting up at five in the morning really isn't my kind of thing (especially when it's cool outside and the blankets are nice and warm). Then it's an hour's drive across the river to do a dog show to earn money for the Bible Bowl team. Staffing it this time has been really interesting, since CIY and every single band camp in the state has decided that this week would be a great time to do their events. (And I don't even get the point of band camp. You'd think one could practice marching formations and songs during the regular school year.) So we don't get as much as we could've, but it's better than nothing. But whatever, not my problem.
Current Mood: Passive
Random Useless Fact of the Day: My genetics really don't allow for much hip flexability, which makes executing inside/outside/axe kicks kind of difficult. Which sucks.
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so, i'm confused. Are you in karate or tae-kwan-do? So far you've said both. They are both very different. From your descriptions, i'm guessing it's tae-kwan-do - since Karate really isn't very much kicking. All that kicking seems kinda silly if you ask me. I did take a little karate in HS, so I'm not totally oblivious to these things. As far as self defense goes, kicking isn't very practical. It's slower, more difficult and unless you are in the perfect environment, can be awkward in balance. Consider that with the fact that probably 90% of all fights end up on the ground...well lets just call it silly. Take Karate if you really want self defense...tae-kwon-do is a good workout though.
In related news...i had a friend who was training in Ninjitsu (the real thing) and it was very dirty fighting. Wouldn't want to get mixed up with a trained ninja.
Yeah, it's tae-kwan-do I'm taking. But hey, it's martial arts. But as for the kicking being slower and awkward for balance... I'd have to contradict you on that count. If your mind is really that focused on whatever it is you're aiming for, usually physics takes over and the kicks are served out that much faster and you don't have the time to worry about balance, mostly because you're punching sometime or moving on to another kick, or your momentum keeps you from falling down. There are balance excercies that are done, and it really helps with those (*coughcoughlikemecough*) that originally don't have that wonderful balance.
what if it was slippery? What if you were standing in snow? What if you weren't on a flat or level surface? Kicking is more for show than it is for fighting. Hollywood likes to show martial arts stunts with lots of kicking, but all that fighting is planned ahead...it's more like dancing. It's simply not true that you can kick as fast or faster than punch. Leg movement is way slower than arm movement. Don't believe me? Try to see how many times you can punch a bag in 1 min. vs. how many times you can kick it. Also, kicking is a bit more of a ranged attack. If someone is standing very close to you (as they would be in a fight), then your best best is punching or using your knee. You can't just say..'hey back up a little, i want to kick you.'
I don't know if you've ever seen a program called UFC [ultimate fighting championship]. I hope that you haven't...and don't. But, it is kind of like free for all fighting. Two guys with some pretty basic rules(no low blows, poking eyes, etc) fight until someone gives up or get's knocked out. They all come from different kinds of martial arts. It's a very brutal program. But, one noticable thing is that fights are rarely fought using a lot of kicks. Guys who come out kicking all over the place usually get beat very quickly. Why? B/c they have no balance. Sure, the other guy might catch a kick to the stomach, but it's a small price to pay to get the kicker on the ground or very close where kicks just can't be used...Fights are rarely decided over who plants the greatest kick.
I think its kinda funny to talk about kicking and punching...i've never had to kick anyone or punch anyone for self defense. Maybe one of the teens here would be my sparring partner. :)
Yeah, Tyler? I thought I'd pass this one thing on from my brother... I already forgot the exact words, but the general idea: If you're close enough to get kicked, then you're already dead.
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