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Wow, couchnap has me beat when it comes to keeping updated with Krav Maga. Btw, I may have found one of your contact lenses you have lost in class a few weeks back if you’ve lost them multiple times. God my back sucks! Yah random I know.

Since my last entry on this blog I have “graduated” from Lvl. 1 into Lvl. 2 which was a very hard test, much harder than the TKD tests I’ve endured in the past. There was an hour “workshop” were we went through every technique that was expected of us so we could refine everything for the last time, as well as ask any necessary questions anyone might have had. That part was actually kind of fun, being able to go through the motions of every technique at once at a semi-hasten pace. It paid off as the test was killer.

I’ve been to about 5 Lvl. 2 classes now with the 6th coming up tonight. I haven’t learned that much new material yet, so far counters to the inside defenses (straight punch counters), how to defend against groin kicks, the hook and uppercut, and how to fall backwards properly. The groin kick counters as well as inside defenses I have down pretty easily for now; it’s a new form of footwork than I’m accustomed to which is nice, kind of like a 45° spin using your back leg. But, my hooks and uppercuts leave something to be desired (cleaner technique maybe?). Their not supposed to be made in a cicular motion, I need to get over that before I punch myself in the face…again.

I want to get into some of the ground defenses soon. However, there are more techniques to learn in this level so I’ll have plenty of time to learn all I need for the next test (which I think is slated for September). So I guess patience will have to beat me with the ugly stick as I am pretty anxious to learn more.

Today has been one of the weirder days for me in that I have been in a disturbed type of mood…well…more disturbed than normal mood. Monday I jogged a mile and lifted weights for about 45 minutes, and then I went pick up my girlfriend at her campus. The entire time I was working out and when I was with Torie I was feeling neglect when it comes to my education this semester.

I won’t go into great detail about everything in my head (if I wanted to it should be in a different thing to do lol). I will share this though, that I actually want to become an instructor for KM in the future. How long of a span between now and that time is certainly unknown especially when I don’t have a clue as to how EXACTLY I can accomplish this. Sure, I could ask the chief instructor about it and even try to ask for the owners contact info, but he normally seems to be either too busy, stressed out, or it’s when he’s fucking around (I consider it rude if I were to interrupt that with something serious) about something when I do.

Yah, timing can be a fat bitch searching for a KFC (a lot of time in general, just not the RIGHT time). Anyway, I really enjoyed tonight’s class. I mostly enjoyed pushing other people around with pads and calling them “cunts” while I do it :). Mostly, it was a great chance for me to get all the mixed thoughts I’ve had a kick in the nuts. Nothing works better than to become aggressive, overcoming whatever troubles you may have. Also, it kind of made me feel as if this was actually happening. The drill is supposed to simulate the situation a little, I felt that it did.

About 15 people are testing for their 2nd (Yellow) level “graduation” on the 25th in Krav Maga, so I’ve been training pretty hard because I’m one of them. Krav Maga has been a priority of mine since I started back in September and I know it has paid off thus far. My stance needs work as well as my distancing with punches. Those seem to be my biggest flaws right now. Everything else feels concrete.

When it comes to physical shape I still have a long way to go. I want to be able to live through the training I would require to become an instructor, I want to be able to jog a few miles without getting that tired, and I want to gain some muscle weight. Besides those “un-ending” goals I have academic goals as well. UHHHAHHHHH!!!! There are just too many things to do. I better get to them! Until my next entry then, see ya (whoever you are). o_0

Why the fuck would anyone buy anything with a name like “Lt. X”??? Here’s a taste of what I’m talking about:

“Only Because Of A Military Legal ‘Loophole’ Can I Reveal The Terrifying ‘Decide-Dominate-And-Destroy’ Shocking Secret Banned By Congress That Can Transform ANY MAN (Or Woman) Into A Walking, Breathing Weapon Of Mass Destruction.”
—Lieutenant X

This is an advertisement that is no more than 6” away from this “blog block” that I am writing in right now. Now this isn’t the first time I have stumbled across this BS, however I have not had the “PLEASURE” (yes, of course this is sarcasm…and how are you today?) of researching his products/skills for myself so I am blinded by common sense.

If you want people to buy your product, why not give the people who might actually be interested a little sample of what you have to offer? Ooo-ooo-pick me teach…I know the answer…it’s because it’s probably not that secretive at all! If you were making money off of the phrase “what they don’t want you to know” then you could afford a decent website. Sorry, not everyone can manipulate people with that phrase like Kevin Trudeau.

So ok, yes I am a student at Krav Maga as well. The techniques I have learned are very easy to learn and implore a great sense of relativity and natural reaction. And yes, some techniques can be quite dangerous (check out the bottom of couchnaps’ entry from tonight, it’s nothing I personally haven’t known before but it still challenges mortality). That is the world we live in.

Things “could” happen in real life, but if you prepare for the worst then you have a better shot at surviving whatever ordeal may arise. Enjoy the things in life that make this succumbed depression of a rocky planet into the manageable fulfillment which is the meaning of life…to live our gifted day better than the last…because this is the only life we will ever experiance.

Interesting start to a new account I’m sure. I promise I’m not always this deep or more to the point…scary.