ALIVE

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I have not been able to log in for a while,some people have nothing better to do than trying to hack blogs!  I thought I had closed all comments but apparently not, still I get spam comments and quite a lot these last days. It is really annoying to have a blog and be forced to close comments because of this,  even if I get some funny bunnies comments sometimes …

Anyway , I am up and running again and I thought I would write about what I have done lately. The gym is in focus right now ! Because of my last injury I have lost muscles and I need to build this back asap. Now the best JKD season has started and by that I mean the fact that we can train outside again! I am so thankful for our club that gave us the opportunity to train inside during this never ending winter. Now fresh air is on the menu,this  the best time of the year in Sweden if you ask me.

By the way,  today is the day I moved to Sweden…  12 years ago!

the Return of our guys !

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We were so pleased with the last session with Michel Coshe and Will.

Coshe was in Sweden for a short time but it was nice to see he is still in good shape and so is Michel. We do not lose our fighting spirit in that team, this is so good to see!

The session was filled with technique drills and sparring both light and with gear on, some people flew in walls (Michel!) but no broken bones or anything 😆

Mikael and I stayed a little longer after the session and talked about the feeling we had, it felt so good.

We have (and I repeat myself) such a great team, we miss them a lot! Now Coshe lives in LA, Remy is somewhere in the Chinese bush! And Michel is planning to travel back to SF for a couple of months.

Well if you ask me I ´d say let´s move to SF too!   But seriously we don´t see it as a negative aspect we take it as it is, and try to meet and train together as soon as we get a chance and anytime we do, we have a fantastic time.

The return of the light

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It was a nice surprise to learn that our movie star Coshe is back home for a while, we will have a special training session on Saturday night and hope Michel will join too.

It was a long time since we met our original students and especially now that the spring is coming we are happy to be able to increase the training opportunities and take some of it outside.

The winter is still here which is not normal for the season , it has been one of the hardest winter for me since I live here in Sweden, I have had a very hard time with the lack of light, a lot for sickness one after the other and not a very good state of mind either.

I feel better now, and it is because of the light, it is difficult to imagine for people who are not used to live in darkness 6 months a year but the impact it has on the mind is uncontrollable.

Now I see the positive aspect of what is coming and I feel better, I need my training, it is always the same story nothing new here, I really don´t know what my life would be without JKD. For The mind and body, there is just a need, it is hard to explain it is a feeling and I think anyone practicing understands it.

So we are making plans for the spring training and  we also have plans for next winter, I can´t say I am too happy that our trip to San Francisco has to be in November. I think it is too far away, I long to go back there, to meet Allen and Annie and Jeff and Julie but there is no choice regarding which week it will be because the prices are doubled any other week of the year. Seeing the positive aspect, it is better than nothing ! So on Monday we will book it.

HIGHER!!!!

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That was the theme of the wednesday session! at first I worked on technique on mitts, punches and kicks, then Mikael took a long stick and that was the real beginning of the session.

I had to punch above the stick without touching , with right technique and extension, the height  gradually increased and I also had to increse tempo. Same exercise with all kicks and both sides.

Then uppercuts from side to side also moving forward and backwards, that was hard on the legs and to finish me off I had to jump over the stick from side to side and with movement back and forth when I could not do it anymore Mikael just put the stick on the floor and I had to jump until I dropped!

This is very hard but good for the balance and the elasticity,  it is like jumping rope but harder.

I definetely need more of that, Mikael said I did good but I  will  do better next time!

Weight Lifting

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Yesterday was all about lifting weights and stuff.  That was hard but needed, I try to lift heavier weights to gain back some muscle that I lost but I don´t overdo it, that would be stupid to injure myself again…

Mikael and I worked out for one hour only , we decided it was enough considering the hard work we put in it.

I so look forward to when the light is back! I want to ride my bike or go running, this year the winter has been the hardest since I live here, so I will enjoy every minute of the light as soon as it is back !

Getting There …!?

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We worked on the bag and then on mitts, shadow boxing and finished with wrestling.

Mikael noticed I lack speed in my recovery and my hook also needs some work. We worked on this for a while but I have to do the work at home by myself during the week.

Wrestling is difficult, we are talking about 51kgs vs 110 kgs even if I fight like a mad mosquito I go down eventually and that´s it! There is no way I can get out of there without using some nasty stuff, but we play nice so I tried everything else…. No did not work! J

Good to work on this though, it makes me manage the stress and think about openings and solutions.

We hope for an outdoor training in the weekend, we have lots of snow so we will see if the slope is reachable.

I so look forward to the spring… there is nothing like training outside in the sun I really miss this.

wow!

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wow ? I mean boo!  sometimes it feels good and sometimes it does not. Training has its ups and downs, how to accpet it is another story.

I felt bad yesterday at some point I even thought than some people up there  must not be very proud right now!

Then Mikael cheered me up:  ” see the bright side,  it can only be better ” , hm that also means it can´t be worse ?! 🙂

But seriously I have had bad days before who hasn´t , it is done now so I am focusing my energy to next time and it will be better!

Happy New Year !

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This is the first post of the year , I wish this new year to be full of adventures and training.

My Chinese horoscope is Ok this year, I am a rat and rats are apparently smart, I will have a OK year,  not too good but not bad,  if I behave! 🙂 Last year it said I would have health problems and I had so let´s  hope I am out of this path now.

About my plans for this year, I want to be healthy and able to train,  then I will be in balance,  this is my wish for this year.

Tomorrow will be the first training of the year with Mikael, 2013  let´s go !

SHADOW BOXING

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Yesterday was surely the toughest shadow boxing session I have even done, Mikael made sure I worked until my arms dropped!

It was very intense for the body and for the mind as well,  I was not allowed to give up even when my arms gave up!

I really liked the mind game of the session. First I worked  in front of the mirror with intensity and speed, then in front of Mikael with movement and no touch, then light touch.

I worked on technique on the heavy bag after that.

This session was hard but it felt good, I felt relaxed. I thought about it afterwards and it is so amazing how the footwork comes naturally with the technique, even if I still have some work to do on the flow.

At some point Mikael said  not to use it, I felt so strange and unnatural which is a good sign. When I train alone I do it right and then wrong to feel the difference.

 Mikael decided to add shadow boxing to the end of each sessions from now on,  that will for sure finish me off!

November 27th, Bruce

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Today is Bruce Lee´s birthday , he would have been 72 years old.

Two years ago we were in San Francisco having the best time, meeting Linda Lee was a big deal for me I am greatful for this moment and everything that happened during this trip with Mikael. This date is celebrating those memories too.