Big Jean Claude Van Damme is making another Universal Soldier film. If this doesn’t provide the required motivation to practice more, nothing will.
I felt a bit fitter this week as compared to last. There’s still work to do, and having a perma-cold doesn’t help matters.
Anyway, progress on the stretching front. I’ve been doing some stretches each and every day, and on Saturday my kicks were improving in height and form.
I say improving, slightly improving might be a more honest way of putting it, but it’s progress nonetheless. The main area to be happy about is my left leg. I had a pretty bad groin strain on the left side a few years back, and the leg wasn’t quite the same since, however the daily stretching is starting to loosen things a little. It’s also working well with the concentration on the core muscles while kicking.
The improvements in my kicks are still a conscious competency at the moment (meaning that it’s something I can do when I’m concentrating on it), so the idea is to keep practicing until it’s an unconscious competency. Something else this applies to is stance, as I seem to have forgotten how to do this properly, leaving me lopsided like a compulsive wanker.
The legs are still heavy. In fact, they weigh a ton apparently. I have, however, been gifted with something to help with my footwork.
This is what my brother got me for my birthday, the git.
I’m finding my legs start feeling heavy quite quickly, so I might as well make use of this wonderful gift.
