I Am A Spider
The Good:
I got my first experience with dual wielding! We did stickwork, using a stick in each hand. It actually was not quite as complicated as I thought it would be, since we did a simple drill where you gradually build up a long 6 hit combo with each hand. The Sinawali we did has each person echo the same move, and then the variation has one person mirror the lead. The way it was built up, I was able to catch on pretty quickly, and it looked pretty freaking cool when done at high speed. The Eskrima work we do seems to mesh well with the Kenpo Karate style, as many of the techniques can be done while open-handed as well.
The Bad:
I guess you can’t just go into class and do freaking awesome techniques right off the bat, so we had to start by doing “Spiderman Pushups.” While not nearly as difficult as the hated Crossover Pushup, the Spiderman Pushup looks about a hundred times dorkier. It’s even slightly creepy watching a bunch of students crawl across the floor like this.
The Ugly:
ZOMFG, four hour math review class today =(. I am so not motivated to go, since I think I could pick it up quickly, but I am forcing myself to attend the math training class that Pitt is holding tonight. Nothing like four hours of calculus after work!
