I danced to country music! Training stuff – smash or be smashed, Calderwood-Wood, Enlightened

I’ve had a pretty great few weeks. I’ve been making improvements in my technique all around. It’s easy to just type that, but it means the following:

Teacher explained it. I couldn’t do it. Teacher explained again. I sort of did it. I drilled it countless times. I tried it and failed it in sparring and got smashed. I cried in the locker room. I tried it again in sparring and sort if fudged it up and got smashed but less smashed. I tried it again, was able to do it somewhat successfully, and didn’t really get smashed.

It’s the most painful yet most satisfying process I’ve ever gone through. That’s what motivates me to go to the gym every day.

Lately I’ve been focusing on striking, so failure means taking a lot of hard head and body shots. (Don’t tell my parents that, mm’k?) Thankfully I don’t have partners who try and knock me out. Yay Team Syndicate. I’m always thankful for my Cryohelmet that lives in my freezer. I bring it to the gym and put it on after practice.

JoJo has one, too. https://www.cryohelmet.com/

Speaking of JoJo, big congrats to her and my coach John Wood for their engagement. They are really happy, so I’m happy for them!