I got back from a very hot and sunny France at the weekend
and I must say I feel very relaxed and rested. The day before we were due to go
I woke up with a very stiff neck and although it slowly got better throughout
the first week I didn’t think it was worth risking doing any Judo. Anyway it
was stupidly hot (40c+ on some days) that I can’t imagine doing Judo would have
been much fun. Also I think a two week rest without any exercise can do the
body good and I feel really energised now and looking forward to Judo on
Thursday. I got a weights session in on Monday and Tuesday and have that lovely
ache that reminds me that I have worked my muscles properly. Tomorrow I have an
hour of pad work (boxing) with the Gym instructor, which I always look forward
to. Oh and I weighed myself yesterday and I haven’t put on a pound even though
I have gorged myself on bread, cheese, beer, wine & Ice Cream for the last
two weeks, much to the annoyance of my wife.
My main club is open again from next Tuesday and my goal for
this term is to hopefully get my blue belt (2nd kyu). I have
noticed, since I got my green belt, that the brown belts now see me as fair
game whereas, when I was an orange belt
they normally held back in randori and let me throw them. I can therefore imagine
that life as a blue belt will be that little bit harder but I’m looking forward
to the challenge.
