My week in Martial Arts:26th Feb to 3rd March

Hi All

This post should really be called "My day in the Martial Arts" as all I managed to do was one day teaching Eskrima along with my brother. We taught the single stick drill called Amarra and some double stick drills. Double stick drills are fun to do especially the heaven six eskrima drill which is a basic co-ordination and striking drill which consists of a right forehand strike,left back hand strike and then then a right backhand strike. However it can be sometimes hard for people to pick up if they are not familiar with using weapons and this applies to any Martial Artists who haven't handle weapons before. I remember Lun and I when we first started we were all over the place. This is because in the early days of Warriors Eskrima we first trained in several double stick drills, eventually we got it but with anything in life it took practice.

It's very interesting how our class operates, ever since several of us became apprentice instructors, we have taken different routes within our training. So if someone see's our class they will see not only Eskrima going on but probaly the more experienced guys training in what they know etc. Therefore it's safe to say that out class has a wealth of different experiences and this also includes the expertise of the students who have also trained in other Martial Artists, so its perfect for a beginner to come in and get different view points.

So why one lesson this week, because I been on call and working funny hours. I am actually enjoying work at the moment, in the last department I was in I don't think I quite fitted in because it was just so damn quiet! But now its fast moving and I feel more alive. In the past I only felt alive after working hours and weekends now its 24/7 (literally because I am on 24 hour callout some weeks) and therefore I feel like kicking ass (cliched and an eye rolling comment for sure, but that's how I feel right now).

Anyway this week I am not on call, so I can train more. I leave you with a picture of my brother Lun and I. As you can see I have my game face on (or serious face) while Lun smiles, maybe I should have mentioned I was trying to do a serious pose photo to Lun in our Warrior Eskrima shirts!

Thanks for reading

Kit