martial arts tonight

It was good. Didn't want to be there. Didn't get stretched out before starting, so I was stiff all night.

We did club defense at one point. that was fun, red belt (3rd gup) vs red belt (2nd gup, me). It was fun. We got to be different from everyone else.

The Self Defense class is on for tomorrow. I got home tonight and their was the news letter and the calendar on my door.

yeah, that sucks

Push ups, even a couple hours after yoga suck.

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60 seconds between sets.

Yoga tonight

Yoga was good...

Myron (Sp?) is back. So instead of Tat running the class Myron ran it. Which meant video instead an instructor and having someone to fix your bad stances. Also meant that I had no idea what half the poses were. The good news is, I'm now part of the core group. At least for Monday Yoga.

We all did wheel. Ie the bridge. Which was an improvement from last time when I was alone. It was way easier too. Wonder why I cant' do them at Martial Arts... Then The head stands... I actually got both feet over head and held it for about 10 to 15 seconds. The second time I went to far with the lifting of the feet. Went all the way over, rolled out of it quite nicely. Got complements on being able to.

I hate to say it. The videos are hard, but I think Tat's classes are harder, and I enjoy them more.

Karate Depot rocks

About 2 years ago, a friend told me about Karate Depot. Since then I've looked to them for most of my Martial Arts shopping needs. Depending on the time I have to have the equipment, I may pay more by going to a brick and mortar store than ordering on line, but sometimes the online deals are too good to pass up.

I've had 2 orders with Karate Depot so far. The first one was through their amazon page. I ordered a re-breakable board. They say it's the equivalent of just over an inch and a quarter thick. I acctually use the board a bit, and have been really happy with it.

This time I ordered some equipment for the Self Defense class I'll be teaching. I ordered 2 rubber knives and a foam blocker. I looked at other places, and thought that Karate Depot had the best price.

I know that several other students I train with at the martial arts school, use Karate Depot for their uniforms, and I'm really impressed on how they look.

I'm also looking forward to getting some other things from there. Brick and mortar stores for karate equipment are are around here. There is an over specialized store called Kim's in Ann Arbor, and they do have some great stuff, but they're prices are 2x that of what I can get at Karate Depot.

I think my only problem with KD, is they give too many options for shipping. It was nice, but confusing on which one I really should choose.

If you have any martial arts needs definitely check out Karate Depot.

TWO

I've been fighting 1 for the last few weeks. I can do it, but not cross 2.

Today, 1 unassisted was to the chest. 2 was chin over the bar.

I'm getting better at pull ups. WOOT!!!

figures this would happen after I ordered more bands

one hunderd pushups....

Did my exhaustion test today, the one after week 2.

42 straight push ups. That's a 7 push up improvement from about a month ago when I did the test (took two weeks wait before starting the program).

Month later

Body Fat check today with tape measure.

43 inches at the waist (belly button)
45 inches at the hips
13 inches around the forearm
7 inches at the wrist.

There numbers this time:
You have 23.4% body fat. You have 55.7 Pounds of fat and 182.3 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

That means my percent of body fat is the same. I've lost 1.6 pounds of fat and 5.4 pounds of muscle...

I don't buy it.