Jiu jitsu this afternoon and judo this evening--I'm just destroyed. Neither dojo is air conditioned, for one, and it was 90+ degrees out today. We did tons of guard-passing drills for the whole hour of jiu jitsu, and I rolled with an opponent a LOT bigger than me and was basically her ragdoll. It was pretty frustrating, especially since she wasn't using technique at all, just literally tossing me around. Why study jiu jitsu if you're just going to grab someone and slam them on the ground?

And judo was killer. I got to play uke for a blue belt who just got back from several weeks of competition and training and was eager to practice her new skills. After an hour and a half of taking hard falls, I was so ready to go home, peel off my disgusting sweat-soaked gi, and ice my poor ankle. But I scored a yuko in randori and managed an escape that made the whole class applaud, so there's that!

364 days out of the year, martial arts are the greatest thing I can think of. I look forward to every class. I get excited about new techniques. The bruises and sore muscles are a point of pride, and I can't wait to get out there and earn some more. But today is that one day where everything hurts in a not-good way and I'm tired and I'm too hot and I don't know why I do this to myself.

Its not uncommon for kids to be under pressure for the weight its similar to other sports as well think about dancing, gymnastics etc but obviously depends on the nature of the competition just a friendly match or qualifier for nationals but trying to make it to a certain weight class is not uncommon for higher competition levels.

I'm missing BJJ for a doctor's appointment this afternoon, but hoping for a good workout in judo tonight!

bwmalone wrote: »

Basics, all colored belt forms and 1 steps, negative pull ups and plyometric squats for conditioning. Practice clothes are soaked.

I'd love to find a way not to soak my clothes every training session. Weapons night is ok but the 3 nights per week we do karate I can ring my gi out at the end. Most people at my club claim to wash their gi's once per week or less if they can get away with rinsing, mine needs a full wash after every session!

Sword and sai kata last night - I love my sai sooo much! I've worked hard on conditioning this week too, today will by my first day in over a week of not doing some form of weight training. I even ventured into the huge free weights room at the gym, and wasn't intimidated by the big grunty men

I haven't checked in the last two days. Tuesday I did triathlon training - 20k on the bike at a much brisker pace than normal. I then ran 5k after and was able to keep my normal pace, but I to use a bit more willpower than normal.

Yesterday I went a little overboard. I had the morning off, so I sparred with one of our Muay Thai guys at a moderate pace for 3 hours. Did our noon kickboxing class with 30 minutes of lifting after. I then came back and did 6pm kickboxing class and did another hour of sparring after.

Haven't been this sore waking up this morning in a long time and one of my training partners wants to bike 30 - 35 k at lunch. God help me.

I sweat a lot, mostly in my face. It's a good ole' family trait. When I first started TKD I wiped my face with my sleeves. My sleeves were soaked by the end of class. Now I bring a small face towel with me and tuck it under my belt in back. My instructor jokes I look like a football player. Every chance I get I wipe my face and put it back. I not only don't want to be smelly but I also don't want to accidentally wipe my sweat on my classmates when we are doing interactive things. I also wear the thinnest camis under my Gi to keep me as cool as possible. It doesn't really work, by the end of class the towel and my Gi collar are still soaked.

And worse yet; I wash mine and my daughter's Gi after every other class. Oops!!

i most often feel like the drenched sweaty (and old and out of breath) person in my classes. cheers to all you sweaty b*(*()E*#

Went to a women's only bjj class last night. It was lots of fun, but I had to leave after an hour to get my kids to bed, and then I dealt with my husband's anger after I got home. I really don't know why he feels so threatened by this. It sucks to pay a monthly fee and then only be able to attend classes that are during his workday. If I could go to the evening ones more often, I'd be getting a lot more jiu jitsu for my money!

I skipped Sunday BJJ class because we agreed Sunday would be our "family day." Then he decided he needed to go hang out with his friends. Oh well. I spent some good time with the kids and went to bed early, so I'm all rested for my Monday!

I'm preparing for my next judo belt test, and I have a lot of questions about the techniques I'll be demonstrating in a couple weeks. Hopefully I'll get them all answered tonight!