I Must Be a Masochist April 5, 2008
Posted by Mike Oliveri in Activities, Workouts.Tags: black belt club, bruises, drive, lack of sleep, masochism, water
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I didn’t make it to bed until 3:30am last night, and I managed to sleep in until 8:30. I missed the basic class this morning, but made it to advanced class for an hour of kata practice and helping some students with the Judo throws required for their next stripe.
Today was also Black Belt Club, in which I attended three more hours of karate. Black Belt Club itself is the first hour, and we ran kata several times. Then came SWAT, in which we talked some, worked some more kata (taikyoku punching exercises, actually), and then did an hour of knife defense drills.
And because that’s just not enough, I went out for a run this evening.
A friend asked if I’m trying to kill myself. I can already see the new bruises starting to form from the knife drills, and tonight my shins hurt after the run. As I type this, I’m drinking a big glass of water to get rehydrated.
Yet I’m loving every minute of it.
I feel your pain – waking up at 3:30 a.m. is no more fun than going to bed at that time and getting up soon after. Ugh.