Wow... It's been a long time.  I skipped three whole days of posting!  Don't worry, though.  Even though I missed class by accident on Wednesday, I made sure to go on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! I'm going to try to make this a short entry, since I'm obviously getting a bit tired of relating every little thing that happens in class... but it'll probably end up long anyway.

I've been down again this week, which is probably one of the reasons why I haven't felt much like posting.  People are really starting to pick up on it, though, especially D-san.  I need to try to snap out of it...

Oh!  I went to the doctor to get my knees checked out! Apparently, I suffer from patella subluxation (partial kneecap dislocation) and joint hypermobility syndrome (I'm too flexible)! Whee~

What does that mean? That means that I'm going to have to get knee braces fitted, start taping my ankles, and do a hell of a lot of toning to strengthen my joints. Apparently, being too flexible is not a good thing, and just makes me more likely to get injured. The doctor basically said that if someone put me in a violent armbar, my arm would just snap in half.

He also told me I'm the most flexible woman he's ever seen. But, how was I supposed to know ankles aren't supposed to move like that? It's all I've ever known.

Sensei's all proud of himself because he "diagnosed" me correctly. In other words, one time, a few months ago, he called me "Gumby." (Yes, apparently that was a diagnosis.) "The doctor told her what I told her months ago~" he said to the class Thursday, looking all proud.

I need to start being careful... Sensei might be right about other things too... like when he called me "slimy"... Could that mean that I have some kind of weird slime disease???

L-san told me that he passed a crash on the highway and saw a girl on a cellphone that looked like me.  He said he was worried.  I thought that was sweet.

Lots of kata for the brown belt boys on Thursday.  Good for me... extremely tiring for them.

Today, H-san asked Sensei if he could have a heavier chiishi. (Nice!) Sensei just made him use two instead. "You are Higaonna!" he said.

Thursday was muchimi themed! So there was a lot of sanchin, a lot of kakie, and a lot of other muchimi-related things. We even did kakie in the dark.

Friday was mawashi geri themed. We did basic mawashi geri, and then mixed it up a bit and did a bunch of fakes. Mawashi geri that looks like it's going to be a heel kick... mawashi geri that looks like it's going to be a front kick... mawashi geri from the ground... mawashi geri at multiple heights. I think my form really improved.

And, today, we did lots more sanchin. Actually, I guess today's class was a bit like a mix of the rest of the week. We did sanchin with our eyes closed once. That was fun. It's weird not looking at it in the mirror, though. I wonder what my form looked like.

My mawashi uke is getting much better!

S-san came back today, after about a month of being gone. I'm glad. He's such a nice guy.

Well, that's enough for now. Back with more soon!