Aside from the martial arts, I like to swim, water immersion being a sensory obsession of mine.  Particularly hot water.  I have an entirely unhealthy affection for jaccuzis and deep deep bathtubs.  Would that Americans had baths like the Japanese... ::sigh::

- Leah, who probably could kick ass with a broom.

I totally agree on this besides Jaccuzis+ Touga + Me = a damn good time!!

I'm going to take a weightlifting class this January to get myself a useless general education unit as a reward for spending a small amount of money and going to the gym. Come February, I will be one hot studmuffin.

I think you might have to make my Restraint Device more restraining, to ensure that I don't break out.

I did do belly dancing for a while, which was really fun and i was getting good at it too but the lessons were too far away. It took me an hour and a half to get there by bus which isn't very nice coming home at night. Apart from that i'm a lazy sack of potatoes. I always say I'll join and gym but I never do...

:sniff:  but we never got to eat those overpriced chocolates together.

google wrote:

The basic idea is to first deal with the immediate threat (being choked, for example), prevent the attacker from re-attacking, and then neutralize the attacker, proceeding through all steps in a straightforward manner, despite the rush of adrenaline that occurs in such an attack. The emphasis is put on taking the initiative from the attacker as soon as possible.

I'm so uninformed. So...I googled Krav Maga to find out what it was. I read the page, and now I'm quite impressed. Sounds intense. Well, take lotsa vitamins and sleep a lot, and hopefully the school is one that uses "pads" for training, as opposed to "other people" action. Good luck!

Oh no, poor Shattered!! What's this Tiger Balm? I hope that is some form of Icyhot of which I am unaware, that's usually good. Then there's a heating pad...rotate it over all the parts that hurt worst! Also, when one side of the body hurts, just switch it up and use the other. Just like me, when a hand cramps from playing games, drawing, or pleasure seeking, I just use the pain free hand to massage the hurting one. Another tip from yours truly, the lazy slug!

While choosing classes, I noticed swimming, and considered it, until I remembered how unflattering the school swimsuits are. Very mom-ish. I'm not cut out to really do stuff. I just watch stuff.

ShatteredMirror wrote:

I haven't had a proper weight workout in months and two days in a row I worked myself hard, and I will continue to do so. As a result, my upper body (leg day is tomorrow) is one great mass of pain.

I'm in the exact same boat, surprisingly enough. I did maybe ten situps the other night on an impulse & started teaching myself a dance...then woke up with an aching stomach and completely stiff and pain-filled legs. Way too annoying. The worst part is that I keep overworking myself now--because it just pisses me off that I'm this out of shape.

Me+physical activity= no. I can't even watch sports. I've wanted to take up fencing for a while, but knowing myself I'd be awful at that too.

Can extreme foruming be considered a sport?

I don't think that's heated debate you're thinking of. Not with IRG, anyway.

Yay! I just went shopping and I feel bad about it. I only spent $120, and I got two blazers, a skirt, and a leather jacket (I'm such a good sales shopper), but I still feel really guilty for it. Then again, the last time I went clothes shopping was August. Have fun buying your shirts, Shattered!

We can both be professional walkers dollface.

I can do real physical activity as long as it's not in the sun... I need an umbrella just to carry out my fulltime profession of walking. 


...So instead I sit and draft or make models all day. (my hands ar part of my body!!)

Lady Nilamarthiel wrote:

I dance.

Well, actually, I go into my room, turn up some techno, and flail my arms and legs around a bit.

I have a sport I like to call iPoding. Similar to that. I put my iPod in my iHome, blast my club mix, and flail about. It's acctually a great workout, ne?

And allegoriest, I don't even know if I could do that