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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Third Week Of Shorinkan
Today in class, we were practicing katas, of course, but also the basic hand pattern of punches, blocks, and - not sure of the spelling - shuto. I plan on practicing the basic hand pattern at home until I have it cold.
I also bought a new wavemaster. I had one in 2008, but donated it to the class there when I broke my ankle and we were moving away from the class. Here's a pic of the new one:
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| Wavemaster kick/punch upright bag |
The new one is black as you can see. The one I had back in 2008 was almost identical, except that the padding was red. I like the red a little better, but I'm happy to have this particular piece of equipment, because it is essential for practicing proper kicking forms, and it is great for practicing punches as well.
I also purchased a new gi, but it is huuuuge! And 100% cotton. I am going to was it and shrink it first thing. The new gi is also quite heavy. I will most likely need to get the pant legs hemmed up about three inches, which is crazy because I am 6'6" tall with a 36" inseam. Just wow!
The cotton is thick and heavy as well, so I will be moving an extra ten pounds of cloth around, I think. I'm going to have to look up a Youtube video on how to properly tie the pants, because they're very different than the lightweight pants of my current gi.
The people in class are starting to get over their initial surprise at my size. It was as it often is when someone my size - 6'6" and 340lbs - walks into an athletic setting. That first day people were just staring. Now they're kind of used to it, and I'm able to settle in and just focus on the karate.
It feels soooo good to get up and exercise, plus I have wanted to learn karate since I was fifteen. My favorite super hero - and I have been a comic book fan since I was four years old - is Iron Fist. I wrote a post all about my love of comics on my personal site. You can find that post here:
Getting Back Into Some Of My Old Favorites…
I used to be really good at drawing superheroes, cars, planes, submarines, spacecraft, and of course girls. I was way out of practice at drawing comics, but this is a rough drawing I did of Iron Fist about three or four weeks ago:
Iron Fist
I've also gotten back into reading Iron Fist. It took me a long time to get over the fact that someone close to me stole Iron Fist 1-14 from my collection back when I was in high school. There were only 15 issues of Iron Fist by himself printed by Marvel in the late 1970's. I had collect all fifteen and had them in plastic, at a time when they cost 25 cents. I still have number 15, and in 1989 I had price checked it at $25.00. I just bough a high-quality copy of #1 on Ebay the other day, it cost me $75.00.
After Iron Fist 1-15, Marvel put Iron Fist and Power Man together, and they ran the pair for a few years. A new Power Man and Iron fist series has started up in the past few months, with new stories written just this year. I have issues 2-7 so far. I will keep collecting those, but I will also buy the rest of the original Iron Fist comics one at a time.
So it goes. In some small ways, life gets to imitate art. I get to learn karate, and I am thrilled with that. At my age, it's probably not too common for people to re-start learning martial arts here in the USA, but what do I know?
Sayonara,
Dan
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Saturday, September 3, 2016
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
First Class Back
So I am a white belt karate ka again.
I didn't realize how much I had forgotten, or how much I would remember.
What I do know is that it was wonderful to be in karate again. One of the things I had forgotten was how much I loved doing karate.
I am badly out of shape, and sweated like crazy. My old gi still fits, but is more snug than I remember. I had to use the Tae Kwon Do pants, because the elastic in the waistband of my karate pants was rotted out and brittle.
Still, the sweat and exercise feel great.
Somehow, I think the gi may fit better in a few weeks.
I realized tonight that it has been eight long years since I was in Sensei Beghtol's class.
My heart is happy to be back in class, period.
Sayonara,
Dan
Monday, August 8, 2016
Videos of Soke Murphy (Founder of Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te) Doing Kata
Huge THANK YOU to Wiggy / Carl over at the http://www.fightingarts.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=15981830&site_id=1#import discussion forum for bringing these to my attention!
Sayonara,
Dan
Video of our founding father doing kata can be seen here (thanks to Russ Tippett):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwGQhY7GN_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25pzKHHhIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3WusnCSRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktweyig3fjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-fJDlcreY
Sayonara,
Dan
Re-Starting Karate!
I am super excited! I will be starting Karate again on August 30th of this year!
A lot has happened since I last took Karate in 2008.
The City of Temecula Parks and Recreation department has a Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate class at a price I can afford! The class is taught by Sensei Julio Miranda. I have yet to meet my new Sensei, but I look forward to it.
I don't know for certain, but this style looks to be fairly closely related to the Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te that I was taking in Plainfield, IL until I broke my left ankle in 2008.
I still have my uniform and gear. I am totally looking forward to August 30th!
Sayonara,
Dan
A lot has happened since I last took Karate in 2008.
- We moved to Oak Brook, IL in July 2008.
- A schedule change at work stopped my Tai Chi Chuan class dead in its tracks after only three months.
- I left my telecommunications career in December 2014.
- We moved to Temecula, CA in January of 2015 to be near our young granddaughters who live an hour away in California now. They're 5 & 7.
- I started a Windows computer repair business in April of 2015.
- I started a Web Design business in April of 2016. (I now operate both)
The City of Temecula Parks and Recreation department has a Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Karate class at a price I can afford! The class is taught by Sensei Julio Miranda. I have yet to meet my new Sensei, but I look forward to it.
I don't know for certain, but this style looks to be fairly closely related to the Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te that I was taking in Plainfield, IL until I broke my left ankle in 2008.
I still have my uniform and gear. I am totally looking forward to August 30th!
Sayonara,
Dan
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
I'm Taking Up T'ai Chi...
...due to distance, schedule fluctuations, time and space restrictions, T'ai Chi is accessible to me, where Isshin Ryu Okinawa Te is just not feasible at this time.
I greatly miss my Karate class, but it's too much and too far.
I was able to take a few classes locally of Cheng Man Ching-derived short-form T'ai Chi Chuan, and it is accessible to me through books, videos, and meet-ups. It also requires a minimum of time and space to practice, and is sustainable as I age.
So, for now, the way forward is through a different way.
Still, I will always remember the nearly three years I spent on both Tae Kwon Do and Isshin Ryu Okinawa Te, and hold them in the highest regard. Perhaps someday, I will be able to pick up my Karate again, and add it to my T'ai Chi. In the mean time, I must continue learning, and this seems to be the way forward that the Universe has left open for me.
Sayonara,
Dan
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Empty Hand: Taking Tai Chi Chuan...
Temporarily at least, I am taking Tai Chi Chuan at the Theosophical Society ( http://www.theosophical.org ) in Wheaton, IL. It's only the energy work and exercise portion of the form, but it's GREAT exercise. It looks slow and graceful, and it is, but it also breaks you into a sweat after 15 minutes.
I'm really loving the class, but I also greatly miss my Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te.
The issue is, there's 45 minutes travel to the karate class, and no space for practice in the small condo I now call home.
I still need to think of a way to make it happen, though. Hopefully, I'll come up with a solution soon.
Meanwhile, I think the Tai Chi will help me be in better shape when I find my way back to karate.
Sayonara,
Dan
I'm really loving the class, but I also greatly miss my Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te.
The issue is, there's 45 minutes travel to the karate class, and no space for practice in the small condo I now call home.
I still need to think of a way to make it happen, though. Hopefully, I'll come up with a solution soon.
Meanwhile, I think the Tai Chi will help me be in better shape when I find my way back to karate.
Sayonara,
Dan
Saturday, October 2, 2010
I Put A Call In To Sensei Yesterday...
...to see if he's still teaching the class at the YMCA, and find out when would be a good time to start back, etc. I'm leaning toward early January so that my Y membership renewals come up at that time. We'll see. I haven't heard back yet, but Sensei is a good guy, and I'm sure he'll call when he can.
I'll probably go visit the Y soon to see, too.
Sayonara,
Dan
I'll probably go visit the Y soon to see, too.
Sayonara,
Dan
Path Of Jubilation...
Path Of Jubilation...
It was a year-and-a-half ago I was broken,
Wounded bird unable to fly,
Passing the seasons in injury's chains,
Wondering what the sight of recovery would mean.
The Tinker Man fixed me with bolts and braces,
As if I were a thing of tin and oil,
Yet it worked in its fashion,
In its sweet time.
I wondered then if I would walk again,
Then I wondered if I would dance,
Would I ever know the grace of the Katas,
Let alone run forward in life?
I walked and walked and walked,
Doing everything the healers bade me,
Bent and pulled and pushed,
Eventually gently danced - muted with caution.
Today the Tinker Man declared me free,
To kick and jump and run,
Race to the Moon if I dare it,
Stand in for Bruce Lee if I feel silly.
Kato I'm not,
But I'll be back in class soon,
And I'll keep walking,
Even run a little.
I am healed, and I feel fine.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C)
Back story:
Many of you know I suffered a severely broken ankle in February of 2009. It was put back together surgically, the bolts and braces are still in it. I slowly went through healing, physical therapy, walked further and further a little at a time. I even got to dancing again a little. Still, there's always a little twinge now and then, a slight reminder that it happened. I've used care and caution and stayed out of karate, never ran one single stride since, not jumped an inch. I went to the surgeon's office yesterday afternoon to see if they were going to have to take the hardware out. The surgeon was amazed at how well I've healed, and the strength and flexibility I've gotten back. I'm within a degree or two of my original range of motion in two directions, and the other two directions are as good as before the fall. Not only did he tell me that I don't have to get any hardware removed, but I'm fully cleared for any physical activity I wish to pursue within normal human limits. I plan on being back in karate by January at the latest, and to try running a bit very soon. Needless to say, this is a huge relief, and I celebrate it.
Dan
It was a year-and-a-half ago I was broken,
Wounded bird unable to fly,
Passing the seasons in injury's chains,
Wondering what the sight of recovery would mean.
The Tinker Man fixed me with bolts and braces,
As if I were a thing of tin and oil,
Yet it worked in its fashion,
In its sweet time.
I wondered then if I would walk again,
Then I wondered if I would dance,
Would I ever know the grace of the Katas,
Let alone run forward in life?
I walked and walked and walked,
Doing everything the healers bade me,
Bent and pulled and pushed,
Eventually gently danced - muted with caution.
Today the Tinker Man declared me free,
To kick and jump and run,
Race to the Moon if I dare it,
Stand in for Bruce Lee if I feel silly.
Kato I'm not,
But I'll be back in class soon,
And I'll keep walking,
Even run a little.
I am healed, and I feel fine.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C)
Back story:
Many of you know I suffered a severely broken ankle in February of 2009. It was put back together surgically, the bolts and braces are still in it. I slowly went through healing, physical therapy, walked further and further a little at a time. I even got to dancing again a little. Still, there's always a little twinge now and then, a slight reminder that it happened. I've used care and caution and stayed out of karate, never ran one single stride since, not jumped an inch. I went to the surgeon's office yesterday afternoon to see if they were going to have to take the hardware out. The surgeon was amazed at how well I've healed, and the strength and flexibility I've gotten back. I'm within a degree or two of my original range of motion in two directions, and the other two directions are as good as before the fall. Not only did he tell me that I don't have to get any hardware removed, but I'm fully cleared for any physical activity I wish to pursue within normal human limits. I plan on being back in karate by January at the latest, and to try running a bit very soon. Needless to say, this is a huge relief, and I celebrate it.
Dan
Saturday, February 13, 2010
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
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
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Last Day of Physical Therapy...
I had my last day of PT today. A week from tomorrow, I'll go to the Y and sign up for the current Karate session.
I'm not 100% yet, maybe 80. I'll still have to be careful of the ankle. No sparring just yet.
The wierd thing is, my foot FEELS like it's pointed straight forward when it's really pointed 5-10 degrees left now. I don't know if or to what degree that will go back.
Also, in th January/February time frame, I'll have to get two of the screws removed. That will have me out a few weeks while the bone fills back in.
We have a great workout room in our condo complex. Checked it out and got keys today. I'm starting up tomorrow.
Sayonara,
Dan
I'm not 100% yet, maybe 80. I'll still have to be careful of the ankle. No sparring just yet.
The wierd thing is, my foot FEELS like it's pointed straight forward when it's really pointed 5-10 degrees left now. I don't know if or to what degree that will go back.
Also, in th January/February time frame, I'll have to get two of the screws removed. That will have me out a few weeks while the bone fills back in.
We have a great workout room in our condo complex. Checked it out and got keys today. I'm starting up tomorrow.
Sayonara,
Dan
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Out of the Boot and beginning PT
I've been out of the boot for two weeks now, and walking without a cane since yesterday. I'm still combating severe swelling of the lower leg, ankle, and foot. My 1st day of Physical Therapy was Monday, 06/08/09 - I'll be going twice a week for six weeks.
Required regimen: flexibility exercises, elevation of the leg as much as possible, and ice packs 15 minutes at a time twice per day.
Starting this Friday, 06/12/09, I'll be doing a stationary bicycle at PT sessions to improve flexibility in the ankle.
My surgeon is also considering the possibility of removing the two largest screws in my ankle at this point, which are on the inside of the leg.
I have a long, narrow metal plate and seven short screws on the outside of the leg, and a six-inch partially healed incision to go with it. On the inside of the leg, there are two large screws and a two-inch incision.
All the hardware is stainless steel per my surgeon, and NOT the titanium I had originally believed was installed. (It feels weird speaking of something as being "installed" when discussing your own body.)
At any rate, I'm making steady progress. There is still pain most of the time, but I am starting to experience some pain-free moments. Pain levels range from a two to a six on a scale of ten. I'm not taking anything for it, I prefer to know what's going on so that I don't do any additional damage.
Additionally, I do NOT at this point have full range of motion in the ankle. I've lost about a third of range in the up/down direction, and about half in the movement to either side. Much of it is the swelling I'm fighting.
(Tip: ace bandages help keep the swelling down a bit, start with them as soon as possible if your doctor allows)
Sayonara,
Dan
Required regimen: flexibility exercises, elevation of the leg as much as possible, and ice packs 15 minutes at a time twice per day.
Starting this Friday, 06/12/09, I'll be doing a stationary bicycle at PT sessions to improve flexibility in the ankle.
My surgeon is also considering the possibility of removing the two largest screws in my ankle at this point, which are on the inside of the leg.
I have a long, narrow metal plate and seven short screws on the outside of the leg, and a six-inch partially healed incision to go with it. On the inside of the leg, there are two large screws and a two-inch incision.
All the hardware is stainless steel per my surgeon, and NOT the titanium I had originally believed was installed. (It feels weird speaking of something as being "installed" when discussing your own body.)
At any rate, I'm making steady progress. There is still pain most of the time, but I am starting to experience some pain-free moments. Pain levels range from a two to a six on a scale of ten. I'm not taking anything for it, I prefer to know what's going on so that I don't do any additional damage.
Additionally, I do NOT at this point have full range of motion in the ankle. I've lost about a third of range in the up/down direction, and about half in the movement to either side. Much of it is the swelling I'm fighting.
(Tip: ace bandages help keep the swelling down a bit, start with them as soon as possible if your doctor allows)
Sayonara,
Dan
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Getting The Cast Off & The Boot...
Monday's a big day. The doctor will be removing my cast, & I go into an immobilization boot for 2-4 weeks. I'll still be non-weight-bearing for that time, and using a walker.
However, the good news is that the boot is removable for showers. I'll also be required to remove it several times a day & do range-of-motion exercises to get the ankle ready for when I can start trying to walk on it again. At that point, it'll take me about a month to six weeks to get back to walking normally. Whew!
It's amazing how much you learn about the hassles that go with a condition like this. Some people are pretty considerate, a few are totally rude and obnoxious. It's also a major workout using either crutches or a walker. I think I've lost 30lbs doing this.
Sayonara,
Dan
However, the good news is that the boot is removable for showers. I'll also be required to remove it several times a day & do range-of-motion exercises to get the ankle ready for when I can start trying to walk on it again. At that point, it'll take me about a month to six weeks to get back to walking normally. Whew!
It's amazing how much you learn about the hassles that go with a condition like this. Some people are pretty considerate, a few are totally rude and obnoxious. It's also a major workout using either crutches or a walker. I think I've lost 30lbs doing this.
Sayonara,
Dan
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Good, The Bad, & The Broken...
I'm still recovering from my broken ankle.
The break happened when I was shoveling snow in our driveway. One foot hit a patch of black ice, the other stayed planted on the pavement. The one that stayed planted is the one that broke. It rotated as I was falling and that put the stress level past the breaking point.
The ankle was broken in three places, and required surgery. I have a plate with seven screws on the outside of the ankle and two screws on the inside of it. There is a two-inch incision on the inside and a six-inch incision on the outside.
I'll be in a cast yet for two more weeks from Monday, & then a boot for two-four weeks after that. After the boot, I'll be allowed to gradually start putting weight on it and relearning to walk. Part of the difficulty after I become weight-bearing is the muscle atrophy, which is pretty rapid and very significant. The other part is the stiffness in the joint after it's been immobilized for so long.
The good news is, when the surgeon took me out of the temporary splint and put me in the cast a couple of weeks ago, he tested me for range of motion, and I have full range of motion without pain. That's with him moving my foot, not me.
I had an interesting issue the night before last. I work in downtown Chicago, & have to walk two blocks from my parking ramp to the building where I work, with a walker. (I'm on desk-only duty doing computer & paperwork until the end of May) When I left the other evening, it was raining out. You're not supposed to get these casts wet at all. I had it bagged with a trash bag. Well, even though I'm just setting the foot on the ground as a balance point, (which is what the surgeon told me to do for stability on the walker) it still wore the bottom of the bag through and soaked the cast.
Unhealed incisions on both sides of the ankle and a cast sock soaked with rainwater off the streets of downtown Chicago. Not exactly a recipe for good health. I had to go to the emergency room, get the cast cut off, get the leg cleaned up, and get put in a temporary splint for the night. Then I had to go to the surgeon's office the next day and get a fresh cast of the correct type and angle put on. Another day off work after I was just out for four weeks. That's not really what I want happening in this economic environment.
Well, after I explained what happened to the surgeon, he pulls out this rubber-soled, canvas-sided velcro-strap sandal that I can put on over the garbage bag to keep it off the concrete. Where was this sandal a week ago?
These medical offices do great injury repair and such, but when it comes to practical advice on how to handle the day-to-day mechanics of living with a cast, they are very short on foresight and advice. There should be a cheat-sheet that tells you what to watch out for and ways to overcome obstacles, instead of having to learn every little thing the hard way! I think they just don't "get it" unless they've actually lived it themselves. There are other examples, but I won't go on.
The bottom line, however, is that I'll get to go back to Karate in early August. Believe me, I am greatly looking forward to it.
Thank you, as always, for reading.
Sayonara,
Dan
The break happened when I was shoveling snow in our driveway. One foot hit a patch of black ice, the other stayed planted on the pavement. The one that stayed planted is the one that broke. It rotated as I was falling and that put the stress level past the breaking point.
The ankle was broken in three places, and required surgery. I have a plate with seven screws on the outside of the ankle and two screws on the inside of it. There is a two-inch incision on the inside and a six-inch incision on the outside.
I'll be in a cast yet for two more weeks from Monday, & then a boot for two-four weeks after that. After the boot, I'll be allowed to gradually start putting weight on it and relearning to walk. Part of the difficulty after I become weight-bearing is the muscle atrophy, which is pretty rapid and very significant. The other part is the stiffness in the joint after it's been immobilized for so long.
The good news is, when the surgeon took me out of the temporary splint and put me in the cast a couple of weeks ago, he tested me for range of motion, and I have full range of motion without pain. That's with him moving my foot, not me.
I had an interesting issue the night before last. I work in downtown Chicago, & have to walk two blocks from my parking ramp to the building where I work, with a walker. (I'm on desk-only duty doing computer & paperwork until the end of May) When I left the other evening, it was raining out. You're not supposed to get these casts wet at all. I had it bagged with a trash bag. Well, even though I'm just setting the foot on the ground as a balance point, (which is what the surgeon told me to do for stability on the walker) it still wore the bottom of the bag through and soaked the cast.
Unhealed incisions on both sides of the ankle and a cast sock soaked with rainwater off the streets of downtown Chicago. Not exactly a recipe for good health. I had to go to the emergency room, get the cast cut off, get the leg cleaned up, and get put in a temporary splint for the night. Then I had to go to the surgeon's office the next day and get a fresh cast of the correct type and angle put on. Another day off work after I was just out for four weeks. That's not really what I want happening in this economic environment.
Well, after I explained what happened to the surgeon, he pulls out this rubber-soled, canvas-sided velcro-strap sandal that I can put on over the garbage bag to keep it off the concrete. Where was this sandal a week ago?
These medical offices do great injury repair and such, but when it comes to practical advice on how to handle the day-to-day mechanics of living with a cast, they are very short on foresight and advice. There should be a cheat-sheet that tells you what to watch out for and ways to overcome obstacles, instead of having to learn every little thing the hard way! I think they just don't "get it" unless they've actually lived it themselves. There are other examples, but I won't go on.
The bottom line, however, is that I'll get to go back to Karate in early August. Believe me, I am greatly looking forward to it.
Thank you, as always, for reading.
Sayonara,
Dan
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Recovering from ankle repair surgery
My ankle surgery was this past Tuesday. From what they told me it was badly broken, but the repair went well. I'll have 8 weeks in a cast & months of PT.
Sayonara,
Dan
Sayonara,
Dan
Monday, February 23, 2009
Broken...
Broken...
In three places,
My ankle that is,
Beat up by a skinny little snow shovel,
In collusion with cold-hearted driveway ice.
The x-rays are in,
The surgery's planned,
And I'm not moving much,
I'm laying on the lam.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02/23/2009
Yep, broke my ankle but good slipping on ice yesterday while snow shoveling. It'll be a week before surgery, then 6-8 weeks before I can put weight on it at all. After that, likely eight months before I can go back to Karate.
In three places,
My ankle that is,
Beat up by a skinny little snow shovel,
In collusion with cold-hearted driveway ice.
The x-rays are in,
The surgery's planned,
And I'm not moving much,
I'm laying on the lam.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02/23/2009
Yep, broke my ankle but good slipping on ice yesterday while snow shoveling. It'll be a week before surgery, then 6-8 weeks before I can put weight on it at all. After that, likely eight months before I can go back to Karate.
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