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Matt - a simple hobbit's Blog – February 2010 Archive (4)

Minor adjustments in the short and long term

This past week I have had to make some minor adjustments to training and life goals. We had a large retreat for middle schooler this past weekend. It was a great time together, but I came back with something wrong with my thumb (intense dog pile moment), patches of poison oak, and sleep deprivation. It was worth it. We climbed a mountain, played lots of hoops, volleyball, and had intense pillow fights. Kung Fu has increased my pillow fighting skills exponentially. Thanks Mr. Bronson.

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Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 24, 2010 at 6:01pm — 2 Comments

Following Mr. Bronson's lead

As you all know, since the new year we have been training in the new intensive format that Mr. Bronson has laid out for us. The beginning of the new year also marked the time that I achieved my green belt. For prior belt advancements I would take one private a month to get my new material. I would then add this new material to my weekly rhythm and practice each new piece once a week.

Around the new year I was speaking to Mr. Bronson about his our change in intensity during class time… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 12, 2010 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Great beginning to February

It has been a great week and a half of training in February. I am feeling strong again following that sickness at the end of January. I have been able to practice my green belt material twice a day, and sometimes three times a day (my wife was in a conference in Canada while my daughter was at the beach with my parents ~ so much free time!).

It is about time to set up a private class to have Sifu Bronson fine tune my new material again.

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 9, 2010 at 6:14pm — No Comments

January in Review

I am still partly in denial that it is February already. Time flies. It was a great month of training. My first three weeks of January were strong and fulfilled my goals. My last week I had the in-laws in town and I got sick (the in-laws were sick when they came). I had to tailor my week of training to be super slow flow drills and take a break from the weights, cardio, and plyrometrics. The sickness did give me more time to stretch. It also help me make time to get organized. I was able to… Continue

Added by Matt - a simple hobbit on February 4, 2010 at 3:52pm — 1 Comment