Change of Season Brings Chaos To My Training.

Well since I've been back in the states from my visit to Canada, I've had two very bad respiratory colds. This last one is quite the kick in the face though. I've missed all this week of training. I'm trying to convince myself I'm going to be ready for tomorrow's weapons and karate class. But I'm not a fool, there's no way I will be able to "tough" it out for 2 and 1/2 hours.

So I sit here and wallow in my misery. Since I've started back into the martial arts, I put my heart and soul into getting back the old skills that I've left buried for the past 10-12 years. Refining them and getting myself into the Shuri Ryu frame of mind. I have to applaud myself for all my endeveours thus far because I think I overcame many huge psychological and physical hurtles. Being away from the way of life has made me into a whole different person, both mentally and physically. I've gained well over 100 lbs and lost pretty much all determination at ever getting my black belt. It took one major blow out with my husband, a bit of councelling and a mental kick in the ass from both my husband and myself to do something about the rut I was in. I'm thankful I was up for the challenge because over the last few months, I've seen astonishing results. I'm more happier, have more energy, my whole outlook on life has changed and matured, and I'm getting muscle tone where once there was only dense body mass. Yes, this reflection is good for me. I'm not wallowing in my misery anymore, maybe this cold was just what my mind needed, a mental break from memorizing techniques and looking at how far I've come and accomplished.

It doesn't change how much I want to get back into my studies though. I yearn for more knowledge. Tonight, despite the cold and hard time I'm having just breathing, I took out the nunchaku. This weapon is definitely my nemesis. I'm not saying I detest it. I just don't like how uncoordinated I am with it. The bo and sai were easy to get back into training with. I absolutely love the bo. The nunchaku, not so much. Last week I practiced and practiced, pretty much the whole class just to get one technique to flow, that would be executing a punch then bringing the nunchaku to ready stance on the opposite shoulder. I couldn't get the technique to even remotely go where I wanted it to. So, tonight, after I put the girls to bed, tried the technique for a bit, with no luck. I need more room to maneveur. I'm afraid I'm going to hit the ceiling fan, or accidentally hit our 55 gallon saltwater aquarium or our beloved television. So I will have to just wait for this blasted cold to leave my body. This is Day 6 of the cold, I'm past the contagious part, so I'm good to go to the dojo should my respiratory portion let me in the morning. In the meantime, I will read my reference book, Karatedo - Art Sport Science, and gain knowledge that way.