Sparring tonight
May. 5th, 2008 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrMy stamina sucked at sparring, too, even worse than usual. It probably isn't all in my head, though: sensei said that he's been having a terrible time breathing lately, and he's sure it's the tree pollen.
On the plus side, I had some really good bouts with people who were kind enough to take the time to teach me rather than whaling on me, and I did score some points. Yes, I am starting to think as I spar, although I still have the problems with tensing up and hyperventilating. And I never think of the hook kick (what hook kick?) and don't follow up enough with a punch after the back fist. Still, I was doing a pretty good job of analyzing the people I was fighting and seeing openings. Definitely progress.
Also on the plus side, I was extremely pleased to realize that I'm definitely kicking above waist level now. Haven't kicked anyone in the head yet, particularly these tall teenage beanpoles I've been fighting, but I did land some kicks as high as my opponents' shoulders.
We interspersed fights with doing intervals of different styles of pushups, so I could contemplate how much my upper body strength sucks, too. I bagged class after half an hour, but I had certainly sweat enough to prove I had worked really hard.
I logged 80 minutes of exercise today (bike riding, Stone Arch Bridge walk and sparring), and according to SparkPeople, burned 556 calories. My pedometer is a little over 11,500 steps.
On the plus side, I had some really good bouts with people who were kind enough to take the time to teach me rather than whaling on me, and I did score some points. Yes, I am starting to think as I spar, although I still have the problems with tensing up and hyperventilating. And I never think of the hook kick (what hook kick?) and don't follow up enough with a punch after the back fist. Still, I was doing a pretty good job of analyzing the people I was fighting and seeing openings. Definitely progress.
Also on the plus side, I was extremely pleased to realize that I'm definitely kicking above waist level now. Haven't kicked anyone in the head yet, particularly these tall teenage beanpoles I've been fighting, but I did land some kicks as high as my opponents' shoulders.
We interspersed fights with doing intervals of different styles of pushups, so I could contemplate how much my upper body strength sucks, too. I bagged class after half an hour, but I had certainly sweat enough to prove I had worked really hard.
I logged 80 minutes of exercise today (bike riding, Stone Arch Bridge walk and sparring), and according to SparkPeople, burned 556 calories. My pedometer is a little over 11,500 steps.