Practicing...

I started practicing again finally, it went pretty well.

I was able to recall the 8-point soft blocks, Empi Kata, Take ko ichei, nee, & son, and most of the 14-point hard blocks.

I think I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and get re-upped for the YMCA, then pay for the next class session. I need to get back to class.

The problem is, at some point, my surgeon is going to want to remove the two larger screws from my ankle, so I'll be back out for several weeks - including two weeks in a boot and off work. I'll get definitive answers on time-frame from the surgeon when I schedule the surgery to remove the screws.

I'm holding off on the ankle surgery, because I have to get some dental surgery dealt with first. Yikes!

On top of that, I'm having a lot of trouble with my right sghoulder, and it's been going on for three months. I haven't even had that looked at yet.

Having just turned 48 this past Monday, I uppose I have to expect some of this stuff, but it is still frustrating.

On the positive side again, I have been adjusting my diet, walking briskly for an hour twice a week, and swimming an hour on Saturdays - so my weight has dropped about 10 lbs in the past two weeks.

Now, I need to get a little aerobic exercise (disco dancing & kata practice) added back in to take it to the next level.

I'm going to gradually ramp it up, and when the legs are out, I'm going to find ways to work the upper body and legs above the knee.

Hopefully, I'll be in MUCH better shape by the end of 2010.

Sayonara,

Dan