Muay thai is heating up

I have been told that I talk about Muay Thai too much. Thats quite possible. I find myself thinking about Mixed Martial Arts and Muay thai as I fall asleep, and then I realize that indeed I am not even close to sleep, and that I have concentrated so hard on visualizing possibilities that my body has worked itself into a semi-fight stage. My senses are firing more than normal, and I am even more awake than normal. So I cant think about it, or I will never sleep.

Mom, dont read further if youre in a worrying mood.

My ability to spar has been gradually increasing everytime I go. Also, the intensity seems to be ramping up slightly. I am kicking harder when we work with pads and I am getting timing down better to block kicks and counter. Unfortunately, it also seems that the more I learn, the more familiar I become with whats left to learn...i.e. experiential education in the form of getting hit. Tonight I got hit in my right eyebrow a few times and once in the nose. It was the first time I got hit in the nose, and afterwards I didnt allow the mistake to repeat. All the while, I never felt too tired to go on or too scared. Despite getting kicked lightly in the side of my face later, I wanted more. the pain hasnt deterred me, and has made me want to learn all the more.

After class, myself and this other guy usually do some submission wrestling. Somewhere over the course of us rolling around, I busted my lip and bled on myself. I didnt notice. My jui-jitsu is still so basic. I am learning though and getting stronger.

The drawback is tommorrow my eyebrow may be swollen and the girls may not think I look so pretty. for the most part though, I am pretty sure the parts of me that are attractive have nothing to do with my face...so thats a bonus.

Almost the weekend. We are having a big AmeriCorps party Saturday night. I sort of stopped drinking due to my training, but I will probably let me hair down for the special occasion...not that I have any hair because I reshaved the mohawk due to popular demand.

love you. write comments. stay safe. call you loved ones. --Will