June 19, 2009
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Sore
It has been 5 months since the first time I joined Brazilian jiu-jitsu, 4 months since I got my first crotch guard, 3 months since I paid for my very first Gi (uniform), and a month and a half since I finally got the Gi. Now it seems that I may need a mouth guard.
A couple of weeks ago our instructor, M, decided that we needed a bit of a change in our weekly routine. He is a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) athlete and knows a thing or two when it comes to different styles of martial art. Brazilian jiu-jitsu that he has been teaching us, his students, is only one of the many he knows. So he decided to introduce the rest of us a different style of fighting – Kick Boxing, just for fun.
It was definitely fun. It was fast. It was exhilarating. It was… a sure way to get sore. The technique of kick boxing trains your feet, legs, leg bones, hips, shoulders, shoulder joints, arms, arm bones, and hands in a way that you otherwise wouldn’t need to use when it comes to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. After only 2 sessions of it, I was sore all over. REAL sore!
When you keep on jabbing, you have to use the strength of your arms and move them as if you’re about to pull your shoulder joins off to lengthen your arms to reach target. Well, it may not necessary to be this extreme but hey, I’m a beginner. Do this long enough with many repetitions and you’re sure on the way to achieving a major sore on the joints where your upper arms and shoulders meet. Not to mention that your face get jabbed so many times if you don’t know how to protect your jaw away from your opponent’s jabs. This is why I may need a mouth guard.
I woke up on Tuesday and felt for the first time as if my arms had been cut off. My left and right shoulder joints were sore enough to make me think that I wasn’t able to lift anything. With the fun we had, now the guys have been talking about getting necessary equipments and stuff to allow us to continue the learning of kick boxing, in addition to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. So not only I may need to get a mouth guard, but it seems that soon I’ll have to spend more money for the rest of the stuff they’ve been talking about. Geez, who knew getting fit can cost you so much money. Sigh…
Comments (17)
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AGH! You felt like your arms had been cut off! That's so crazy. Seriously, that's why I choose an exercise to keep fit that is cheap...running.
Hope you feel better soon. And I guess I can hire you as my personal body guard one day.
If you haven't gotten a crotch guard, you wouldn't be spending so much money and be in so much pain. You would have quit on day 1. I hope your arms and other body parts will recover soon.
@ElusiveWords -
yes, they have recovered nicely. i've decided to be absent from class tonight just to have a few more days of rest.
@brooklyn2028 -
running?? i can only enjoy that is i get to do it outdoors. unfortunately, jakarta is not a recommended city to do so. to be your bodyguard? sure, just make sure you make enough desserts to keep me loyal
tea tree oil is my friend.
you should meet each other.
@Momoiscool -
tea tree oil?? for consumption or to be applied on sore muscles?
...that sounds tough ... and scary. is it really that much fun fighting?
maybe i'm just weak and a chicken.
@stepaside_loser -
yes, IT IS that much fun
it gets your adrenaline pumped, plus it's a great work-out and you get to learn to defend yourself.
@rudyhou - It's helped me a lot with bruising. I heal super quick with it. For sore muscles, I recommend epsom salt baths.
@Momoiscool -
thanks for the recommendation, mo. do you get bruised easily?
@rudyhou - I actually don't...and when I do, I heal fairly easily. The guys I train with do, however, hit very hard. ; )
@Momoiscool -
you heal easily? lucky guy. my bruise stays with me for quite sometime. with this fair skin of mine, any blemish/cut/bruise can easily be seen no matter how small/faded they are. sigh...
@rudyhou - I'm actually checking out a bjj school in my area. : )
@Momoiscool -
good luck
hope you'll get to have the same fun that i get.
I remember those days when I still do Taekwando. We meet twice a week, and on the meet my whole body still sore and need to do more kick-ing. It was a fun time *college memories*
I won't said I speak cantonese, I can speak a little - for sure not the food name. But I understand most conversation because during my childhood I watch TV3 Malaysia Channel drama every day after school.
@vsan79 -
at least you know how to somewhat communicate with them food sellers in HK. as for me, i'm hopeless