Iron body, "rusted"

[draconis]

At our dojo here in Memphis, the last Wednesday night of each month is set aside for what we call "Iron Body Training" -- a heavy physical workout, plus conditioning the various areas of the body to be able to withstand blows.

I've been away from the Memphis dojo for 5 years, and nobody in the Nashville school wanted to train like that, so it's been almost exactly 5 years since my last Iron Body class... and in that time I have seriously "rusted"!

Today, I feel like a 90-year-old man who just went 10 rounds with a heavyweight boxer. I'm tired, I'm stiff, I'm sore, and I have an interesting collection of bruises. I've even got bruises on my stomach, which is not someplace I normally bruise!

To make matters worse, I hadn't realized that last night was the last Wednesday of the month. The weather wasn't bad, so I walked the 2 - 2.5 miles to the dojo, and only then did I find out what was in store!

Comments

[jcbdragon.livejournal.com]

Let me know which month to expect you for the last-Wednesday class! 8-)

[saxononyx.livejournal.com]

when i don't have to work on wednessday or thursday so i can make the drive, and when i can get over my absolute loathing of you city. Yeah it has a few good memeories, but far more really horrid one including have one of my best friends almost die onteh interstate just out side the city. I dont know if i could drive past that spot.

[jcbdragon.livejournal.com]

Not working on Wednesday or Thursday: Hey, isn't that what vacation time is for? ;-)


City/interstate: Okay, those I can't do much about. Best I can offer is the opportunity to build some happier memories associated with the city, to commiserate about "that spot" after you arrive, and to remind you that the friend is (thankfully!) still with us.