Back in the ring

I have been slacking big time! I only went to one TKD class this week and avoided the gym altogether. My elbow is still sore and hasn't gotten any better over the past month. It hurts when I push or pull and when I wake up in the middle of the night it's very stiff. Then yesterday, I woke up, stretched and my old calf tear charley-horsed so badly I had to leap out of bed and hop around til it stopped, but it was sore and tight all day. So what does one do after two weeks of indolence with an injured elbow and reinjured calf? Go to sparring class!

I was thinking of asking if we could spar using tournament rules (no hitting in the head for color belts), but Instructor Foxy started off with bob & weave hand drills and it was actually really helpful to get punched in the head under controlled conditions. My conditioning had slipped a little, but otherwise I was pretty loose. I felt a lot better with my hands and even got Juggernaut to scowl which means I landed a good head shot. I also have new (giant metallic purple) shin guards which made a huge difference in blocking kicks I think. Another dojang is holding a tournament next month and I have a feeling that everyone in the women's color belt 30+ division is coming from our school and that we're ALL going to get disqualified for hitting in the face. lol.

p.s.: my contribution to science!

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