Bad Sain, bad...

Well, my surgeon says I shouldn't practice kendo yet, but my physical therapist had said it's probably ok, so my idea was to at least put on bogu to be motodachi (元立ち), to receive hits and help guide practice. To be honest, it feels kind of weird to do a full swing, so I'm hesitant to jump back into practice. But I was hoping to start practice swinging slowly, until my surgeon shot me down. :-/

So last night I did it for the first time. And of course when jigeiko (地稽古) rolls around I don't stop. :-p I didn't really go hard or attacked quickly, and I stayed away from striking men much. In other words I held back a lot. But the arm felt good so I'm happy. ^_^

Disney World marathon

Well, it's official. I've paid the money and now I'm roped into doing the Disney World marathon next January. I'm also planning on doing the Indianapolis mini-marathon in May so I've started training, which means getting up at 6AM to go running at the gym.

Ugh... I blame Shelley, peer pressure, and my innate stupidity...

Snowshoeing: Wear good boots

So I was in Whistler this weekend for my brother-in-law-to-be's bachelor party. Since I'm not supposed to ski or snowboard yet due to my shoulder, I decided to go snowshoeing. Unfortunately, I didn't plan it out ahead of time, so the only shoes I had w/ me were my regular boots: Waterproof, but not meant for extended up and down walking. I think I did about 5km. Slight blister on the back of my left foot, but not too bad.

I did enjoy it. Would have been even more enjoyable w/ others and not just by myself, I think. Basically it's a hike and the snowshoes let you go over more terrain and therefore access more places.

It was also not as difficult as I remembered. My only experience was back in junior high at Yosemite. The snowshoes probably weren't as good, and I was weaker then. That extra weight on your feet on every step adds up quickly. The trail was also packed down, so you barely needed the snowshoes if you stayed on the trail. The few times I had some fun going through the powder reminded me of the potential difficulties of snowshoeing if the trail wasn't packed down.

Oh, and yield to bears, LOL. ^_~