Try not to beat yourself up too much over what you didn’t do well or what didn’t go your way in a training session. Rather, focus on what you did do well and on things that you learned that day. This helps keep you motivated and encouraged to keep trying.
Archive for June 10, 2011
Here we are. End of my first week of group classes. Without getting gushy, I’d have to say it was everything I was hoping for. It has also made clear to me that I am in far, far worse shape than I had originally thought.
There were a few surprises for me this week, some good and some bad. Let’s start with the bad, shall we? I really struggled with the back-to-back exercises. A full hour of nearly non-stop, vigorous, full-contact exercise was something I am not accustomed to and my body wasn’t shy about letting me know that. My push-ups ended up being really sad, my crunches started well but tapered to pathetic in 10 seconds flat, and even on a “lighter aerobic” day this week I found myself getting a little light-headed at the exertion from our striking lessons (i.e., punching and kicking). I also had some brain hiccups and sometimes got hung up on my footing. I know that Krav Maga is not as strict on stances as many other styles but I still am haunted by the ghost of my training some 20-odd years ago in Uechi Ryu, where footing was treated with an utterly insane amount of attention.
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