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12 Feb 2025, 4:15 pm

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Yeah I like a bit of ambience too


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



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12 Feb 2025, 4:18 pm

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.



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12 Feb 2025, 4:18 pm

I like the coast


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12 Feb 2025, 4:23 pm

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I like the coast


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



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13 Feb 2025, 3:38 am

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Wow! That is so cool that martial arts is part of your family heritage. It must feel very empowering to have that kind of support and skill set.


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.



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13 Feb 2025, 6:24 pm

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Stargazer99 wrote:
Wow! That is so cool that martial arts is part of your family heritage. It must feel very empowering to have that kind of support and skill set.


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.



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13 Feb 2025, 7:00 pm

More neighborhood walks for me today.

It’s cold outside!!



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14 Feb 2025, 4:01 am

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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.


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.



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Yesterday, 7:07 pm

uncommondenominator wrote:
Stargazer99 wrote:
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.


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.


You are training for quick reflexes and endurance. That is tough work and it must require lots of energy. It must be sharpening your mental acuity as well. This type of exercise inspired Tony Horton to create the P90X fitness program.



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Yesterday, 7:14 pm

My pups and I went to the dog park and then walked along the river banks trail. Icicles were hanging from the rocky ledges of the cliffside. The water was flowing so quickly that the park had to close one of the roads that crosses over the spillway. It was very pretty…the sound of the rushing water so soothing. We saw several other dogs with their people too. Happy pups! :D



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Yesterday, 8:03 pm

I went downstairs to check the mailbox.



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Today, 12:03 am

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I went downstairs to check the mailbox.


Every step counts! And you’ve reminded me to go to the post office tomorrow. :)



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Today, 2:24 am

Stargazer99 wrote:
You are training for quick reflexes and endurance. That is tough work and it must require lots of energy. It must be sharpening your mental acuity as well.


Very much so. We train for reflexes, accuracy, speed, power, breathing and endurance, and body conditioning. Today we were doing strikes against striking dummies / heavy targets, to get us used to punching or hitting a more solid object like a human torso, rather than just punching air. It conditions our wrists and knuckles. That was sort of the theme of the day - strikes with speed and power.