i skipped mb106 lecture to go down earlier for training today.
went down at 4... finished at 10!
well what did i do today, i corrected my distance for my kicks.. i also tried to improve the quality of my kicks... now all i have to do is work on
1. raising my leg higher and 2. don't lean back.
for the actual training.... omgosh.... i am so tired. we ran a fair bit, continuous kicks and ran some more...... i am currently bathing my legs in deep heat.
i seriously dunno how i am gonna survive on the 1/2 march....
-- "my job at ntu tkd is to be the official person to disturb the other institutions by cheering very loudly."
went for 400m sprints yesterday. or rather tried to. my timings sucked.
1: 1:43 2: 1:44 3: 1:53 4: 1:54 5: 1:53 6: 2:07
after that did random bouncing around and kicking. but to no avail..
today, started with a slow 3km run in the morning. the hall 1, hall 11 adm route. in the evening, there was training. i got corrections for my kicks. here they are:
1. use your hip (again) 2. raise your leg higher when kicking 3. judge your distance (important!) 4. watch your back leg when kicking 5. you bounce on your soles damn it and lock your knees when you bounce 6. RELAX 7. learn how to fake properly
tactic 2: step in turning. yup yup.
tomorrow, before 206 and 202 meeting, i will do need raise with instep locked 5 reps. followed by a run. and probably bouncing.
full movies watched in the last 3 months (cinema, dvd, computer, tv)
shoot 'em up 3/5 - an action film no holds barred stardust 4/5 - a beautiful fairy tale told in a very modern way lust caution 3.5/5 - story ok, too much sex the holiday 3.5/5 - heart warming fare back to the future 1 4/5 - classic movie i am legend 3/5 - ending was a letdown 881 2.5/5 - could have been much much better, idea was there hairspray 3/5 - musicals not my thing, nice to see travolta in a fat suit back to the future 3 3/5 - wraps up trilogy nicely indiana jones and the lost ark 4/5 - classic movie indiana jones and the last crusade 4.5/5 - best of the three indys the nightmare before christmas 3/5 - tim burton fare dreamgirls 3/5 - possibly because watched it on crap quality dvd love actually 3.5/5 - sweet. stranger than fiction 3.5/5 - nice idea, feel sorry for the dude brokeback mountain 3.5/5 - cinematography excellent, story and acting good too schindler's list 5/5 - one of the best shows i have watched in a long while psycho (hitchcock) 3.5/5 - classic horror back to the future 2 3/5 - worse of the trilogy the last kiss 3/5 - not my thing i guess city of god 4.5/5 - dazzling insight into slum gangs in brazil. national treasure 2: the book of secrets 2.5/5 - the first was better blueberry nights 3/5 - norah jones first foray into acting lit by nice colours the number 23 3/5 - jin carrey can be psychotic yes hard candy 3/5 - i will never drink a screwdriver again adaptation 3.5/5 - who says a movie screenplay has to be great babel 4/5 - one of the best interconnected films i have watched michael clayton 4/5 - first true legal drama film i watched that highlights the seedy nature of it teen titans: trouble in tokyo 2.5/5 - who can't love beast boy, predictable though 27 dresses 3/5 - standard chick flick sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street 3.5/5 - tim burton strikes again sin city 4/5 - film noir violence i like kung fu 3.5/5 - comedy with hard kicks, can't ask for more shaolin soccer 3.5/5 - comedy with harder kicks. meet the spartans 1/5 - crap crap crap the leap years 3/5 - nice story, cinematography could be better cj7 2.5/5 - what happened to the real stephen chow
36 movies in the last 3 months. --
"high fives for the women, and open tongue mouth kisses for the men" - meet the spartans
got a call up today to go for tkd weigh in. considering the fact that i have not gone for training in a LONG while, i am surprised that they still called me to go in for the competition. i am taking part in brown belt feather weight (62.5 - 67). ooo flighty.
i have 14 days to train up to competition standard. spent about 1 hr training with a coach (one of the ntu seniors). i am supposed to find a coach, but all the coaches are taken up. oh boy.
lets review today:
1. use right leg as a launch leg while my left leg goes in. 2. use your damn hip to angle your kick. 3. your left leg is better then your right leg. 4. you have to use what you have. 5. do not panic. 6. do not panic. 7. do not panic. 8. land your kicking leg in front.
actually, there is no pressure on my part. i am an unknown and no one knows my skill level. if i join ... just aim win the first round first. even if i don't win its a good learning experience.
bring the sound to the people in a white truck bumpin on the road bumps run into a tree stump tweeter out the back door slam into the dirt lot, stopped with the cable runnin out the backside
disconnected.
-- hope i wish i never was gonna come back down. but the reality... oh the reality.
