JSw! (I've been gone for a month, I figure HOTTT Buffista on Buffista action is the only way to come back...)

I can only be a source of encouragement and pretend my motives aren't entirely selfish. Hi!

"Dad! I can kick his ass myself, thank you very much. Put the shotgun away."

Poor MM. He's waited her whole life for the shotgun on the porch moment, and pfft, redundant.

Oh there was swearing. There was much swearing.

Check, ice and tape next.

I think having to jam my shoe back on it doing the same thing as taping but if I ever get home, I am going to actually tape and then it's all about the ice, ice baby.

Krav will get you fit. Sure, it'd be easier to walk into it in tip top condition, but I wouldn't bother -- I prefer exercising when I'm learning.

I'm still planning to take the local community college's Japanese swordsmanship class as soon as time and money permit. Which could be awhile.

Of course, that's not exactly practical for self-defense, since somehow I doubt it's legal to wear a sword wherever I go. But, swords! Want!

And someday I'ma get me some reproduction Napoleonic-era weaponry and learn how to use it. Also much with the impractical, though I'd undoubtedly make the headlines if I ever drove a criminal type out of my home with a musket or a Baker rifle!

I prefer exercising when I'm learning.

Me too. Seems pointless otherwise.

Okay. Deep breath. (all the better to haul my spread off the couch)

Now to call Kravmagadc and find out how many classes my $99 monthly fee gets me.

eta: ooooohggaaaawwwd. I have massive sword lust. A young neighbor came back from Canal St. with a reproduction samurai sword that honestly made me drool. want.want.want.

What does Japanese swordsmanship cover? It is the samurai type arts (kendo or iaido), or using the ninja-to?

ita, when I jab with my lead hand, am I supposed to rotate that hip too?

t looks up class info

Japanese sword arts combine profound spiritual, technical, and strategic content. Three styles of sword arts will be taught: Kokikai Aiki-ken, All Japan Kendo Federation Iaido, and Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido. Instructor is a fifth-degree blackbelt. Discover deep, philosophical truths about the human condition and transform conflict into beauty.

Japanese swordsmanship sounds totally fun! I bet it gives you that "don't mess with me " air, too.

They are real!

And they're spectacular!

(I assume. Having not seen for myself)

I've just discovered that there are easily accessible classes at the DC JCC...so the motivation is high.

Dang, they didn't have krav when I was member. I lived right across the street, too, so I might have actually gone.