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Oook. Am I ever sore! It's all because I started going to the gym again yesterday. Sometime this morning, I realized my boobs hurt. I reached up to grab 'em and check for lumps, but all I found were some seriously achey pectorals. It's good to know they're still there! Hi, pecs! How ya doin'? When I saw Guylaine the other week, she told me my boobs had gotten a lot bigger, but they haven't. It's just the pecs. Still, I'm not about to give Lolo Ferrari a run for her money.

I was sore at kung fu, too. No sooner had I started the warmup when stomach cramps kicked in. I hate that. I wish I knew what triggered them. Still, the class was productive despite my grimacing and gurning. When Sifu Ricky told us to work on our splits, I sank down into my first full split since I was nine years old. My crotch actually touched the ground. Hoorah for grass-stained camel toe!

We worked a lot on stances and technique in Fook Fu, and then we green sashes were taken aside to work on the opening moves of Sup Bat Sou. I'm sure this will be my strongest form. I'll be drilling extensively in it. I've asked Meredith, the Aussie green sash, to come and practice with me at work. I hope she will! I think Dmitri is too lazy to make the walk down where I work, but if I torment him enough, he'll probably train with me. It would do us both a world of good. He can help me with my technique, and I can help him with his flexibility (he's notoriously stiff). He just got his brown sash on the weekend, and was told he wouldn't be getting his black one until he could do the splits. I guess that makes me one step closer than him. Hee!

[livejournal.com profile] f00dave is supposed to come home from England sometime tonight. I'm planning on going to the gym in the morning, but something tells me he'll keep me up too late telling me all about his adventures.

Date: 2004-08-25 03:13 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] perplexedforpie.livejournal.com
I think you missed my comment, what exactly is a spear hand?

Date: 2004-08-25 08:20 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
A spear hand is basically an eye poke or throat strike. It's a flat hand attack, with the fingers together and thumb held tight to the side.

Date: 2004-08-26 12:58 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] perplexedforpie.livejournal.com
Ah thank you. So basically you are waving out the candle?

Date: 2004-08-26 02:28 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I wouldn't call it a wave. It's more like a snap.

fiachra sent me!

Date: 2004-08-26 02:47 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] sabournine.livejournal.com
Hi. You've probably seen me around our mutual friends' LJs. [livejournal.com profile] fiachra suggested me to contact you because I wrote a post about how I was interested in belly dance but could not find lessons. I live in Northern VA/DC and am unsure how to go about finding a teacher. I'd be grateful for any suggestions you have. Thanks!

Re: fiachra sent me!

Date: 2004-08-31 08:52 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] shanmonster.livejournal.com
I recommend you check out http://www.shira.net/findclass.htm .

Good luck!

Date: 2004-08-26 02:02 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] miraba.livejournal.com
I keep on reading "Sup Bat Sou" as "Bat Soup".
There I am, researching Jackie Chan movies on the internet, reading reviews, and I see a familiar name reviewing Crime Story (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305907072/qid=1093658786/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-0112566-7651324?v=glance&s=dvd). It flipped me out.

Looking back, not that interesting...

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