Judo Class 26: No Calories = Still having energy?!
13/09/10 21:04 Filed in: Judo
Weight: 232.8lbs
Time at work thinking about Judo: 75%
Percent of warmup completed: 85%
Times I threw sensei in Randori: 0 (but I’m HAPPY about it!)
So this is weird. I’ve been eating literally between 1500 and 2000 calories a day, which everything says is way too little for me. I should be destroying muscle. But, my Judo classes, like tonight, sure aren’t showing it. I am more explosive, have more stamina, am less tired, and can complete more of the class than ever before.
Go figure but hey, Thanks God.
I am essentially completing 100% of the warmup. Where I falter is items that enflame my carpal tunnel. So, pushups I can get so far then I have to do modified pushups to put less strain on my wrist. My total fitness has improved dramatically since starting Judo.
Things like Shrimp Crawls and Mat Drags I now explode down the mat. I have energy to spare. I don’t have to take breaks hardly at all during class. Everything is getting better/faster/stronger.
So I want to cut straight to the chase. We learned Tai-Otoshi tonight, and it is one of the weirdest, unnatural feeling throws yet. But I can see how it’s very effective.
I Randori’d with Sensei Brett again. Took a few more falls again! As always I was asked ‘are you OK?’ after each fall, but let me tell you. They just didn’t hurt as much. I was able to spring up and keep going. My body is acclimating. I’m relaxing more. And further more, I got several decent attacks on him! He took a couple falls to be nice, but there was one throw. One GLORIOUS Ippon Seoi Nage where I actually executed it. It is what I’ve been practicing the footwork for against a wall over and over and it clicked in. I moved fast, I bent my knees, I pulled him off balance, he was up on my back...I just didn’t twist and finish the throw. It would have been a GOOD THROW. It is by far the BEST THROW I’ve ever done, despite not completing it. It felt really good.
Now, since I failed the throw as soon as Sensei was back on his feet he took me down hard, and it hurt, but I was SMILING! It was the first time someone didn’t ask me ‘are you OK?!’ after I took a fall. He told me “GOOD!” after several of my attacks. I love positive feedback.
Finally. Concrete proof of progress.
This was a great class. During Ne-waza, however, with Oleg I was going with a particular ferocity I am...lets say ‘not known for’ in Judo class. I must have looked angry because Oleg told me to ‘put away my anger and think about my technique’. I must have been adrenaline/flailing. I thought I was just being aggressive. I don’t recall feeling angry that time (although other randori/newaza randori with Oleg has left me angry) but I took the advice to heart. Tried to step back and use my logical brain more and my animal brain yet.
I still suck SUCK *SUCK* at all of Judo but especially Ne-Waza. People much lighter then me can escape all my pins, can pin me and I can’t get out, and put me in a variety of jokes and arm bars. It is extremely frustrating, but in the end I’m having fun.
That is the most important takeaway, 57 hours of Judo classes later: Even when I’m frustrated, angry, or disheartened about my performance or my Judo, I am still having fun.
Time at work thinking about Judo: 75%
Percent of warmup completed: 85%
Times I threw sensei in Randori: 0 (but I’m HAPPY about it!)
So this is weird. I’ve been eating literally between 1500 and 2000 calories a day, which everything says is way too little for me. I should be destroying muscle. But, my Judo classes, like tonight, sure aren’t showing it. I am more explosive, have more stamina, am less tired, and can complete more of the class than ever before.
Go figure but hey, Thanks God.
I am essentially completing 100% of the warmup. Where I falter is items that enflame my carpal tunnel. So, pushups I can get so far then I have to do modified pushups to put less strain on my wrist. My total fitness has improved dramatically since starting Judo.
Things like Shrimp Crawls and Mat Drags I now explode down the mat. I have energy to spare. I don’t have to take breaks hardly at all during class. Everything is getting better/faster/stronger.
So I want to cut straight to the chase. We learned Tai-Otoshi tonight, and it is one of the weirdest, unnatural feeling throws yet. But I can see how it’s very effective.
I Randori’d with Sensei Brett again. Took a few more falls again! As always I was asked ‘are you OK?’ after each fall, but let me tell you. They just didn’t hurt as much. I was able to spring up and keep going. My body is acclimating. I’m relaxing more. And further more, I got several decent attacks on him! He took a couple falls to be nice, but there was one throw. One GLORIOUS Ippon Seoi Nage where I actually executed it. It is what I’ve been practicing the footwork for against a wall over and over and it clicked in. I moved fast, I bent my knees, I pulled him off balance, he was up on my back...I just didn’t twist and finish the throw. It would have been a GOOD THROW. It is by far the BEST THROW I’ve ever done, despite not completing it. It felt really good.
Now, since I failed the throw as soon as Sensei was back on his feet he took me down hard, and it hurt, but I was SMILING! It was the first time someone didn’t ask me ‘are you OK?!’ after I took a fall. He told me “GOOD!” after several of my attacks. I love positive feedback.
Finally. Concrete proof of progress.
This was a great class. During Ne-waza, however, with Oleg I was going with a particular ferocity I am...lets say ‘not known for’ in Judo class. I must have looked angry because Oleg told me to ‘put away my anger and think about my technique’. I must have been adrenaline/flailing. I thought I was just being aggressive. I don’t recall feeling angry that time (although other randori/newaza randori with Oleg has left me angry) but I took the advice to heart. Tried to step back and use my logical brain more and my animal brain yet.
I still suck SUCK *SUCK* at all of Judo but especially Ne-Waza. People much lighter then me can escape all my pins, can pin me and I can’t get out, and put me in a variety of jokes and arm bars. It is extremely frustrating, but in the end I’m having fun.
That is the most important takeaway, 57 hours of Judo classes later: Even when I’m frustrated, angry, or disheartened about my performance or my Judo, I am still having fun.