dance with the body

After some unbecoming whining about running, I started my training for my black belt physical in October and immediately my tendon is itching (a warning sign before it becomes inflamed.) I'm going to try different shoes next time. Give it lots of massage and hot soaks. It does not bode well for my training however. I will have to figure it all out, somehow.

On another note, I made notable progress with frogstand, for the first time holding it, rather than pushing up and falling back down. I'm still not past more than 2s, but it's progress.

I still can't figure out why it's so hard for me to kick up into handstand. I don't know if it's just the weight of my hips, lack of flexibility or just doing something wrong. I stopped really practicing in the door frame after I took a spill (because I missed the other side of the frame with my foot) and gave myself some bruises.

( bruises )