What exercise have you done today?

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Where is your favorite place to walk in the UK, babybird?

I didn’t go to the park today but I did manage to walk the neighborhood with my dogs.

Lots of squirrels and birds to see. They seem very happy with their lives.

I like the coast

The ocean is beautiful. That would be a spectacular walk.

Thanks. It's cool that we have that in common, and that he understands and supports my motivations. Some of it was also his idea, so that I'd be able to protect myself - and so I could stay healthy. He also did kenpo the same time I did (and before me) - as well as tai chi, karate, and yoga. He still works out almost every day, and he's nearly 80 lol.

Today in class we did a bunch of kick exercises, and then those of us who have advanced to staff worked on some basic strikes and blocks. All of my weapons experience is with short weapons, so working with a long weapon like a staff has been fun and interesting.

You are a ninja!

That sounds like an awesome way to practice mental focus too. You will be able to handle anything that comes your way.

More neighborhood walks for me today.

It’s cold outside!!

Little bit ninja, little bit samurai, little bit shaolin monk lol. Mostly just someone who knows a little bit about a few neat things.

Working with weapons definitely demands mental focus. If you aren't paying attention and moving with intent, it's pretty common to bonk yourself - or bonk someone else. When I was first learning stick stuff for Silat / Kali, I definitely got whapped with my own sticks more than a few times. I have more recently both bonked myself with my staff, and been bonked by my training partner's staff cos I didn't block fast enough lol.

Today we started class with like 70 fast jumping jacks, probably around 100 punches and blocks, and a bunch of kicks and leg stretches. Then some combos meant to make the brain work in a pat-your-head-and-rub-your-stomach kinda way - doing techniques we already knew, but combining them in new ways.