Oct. 6th, 2004

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An ex-cop friend once told me a story about a time when he was running down the street chasing someone, and the man he was chasing stopped running and put up his arms in surrender. My friend decided he didn't want to waste such a nice burst of energy, so he tackled the guy anyway. He ended the story with, "I never realized you could actually knock the shit out of someone." I think of this story before every aikido class, and use the bathroom.

I went to aikido today for the first time in at least three weeks. My back didn't hurt, and I felt pretty good. About fifteen minutes after I got there, my sensei chose me to be uke (the person who attacks him). I grabbed him, he did the move, and it immediately became apparent that he wanted me to do a high fall, which I did with no problem. (I suspect he chose me to do this as a test. I passed.) I did several high falls while he demonstrated the technique, then did several more while practicing the technique with my partner. On my last high fall, I landed on the right side of my back, just fine, except I felt a small, warm feeling, and thought, "Hey! You can actually knock the piss out of someone, too." Good thing I went to the bathroom before class.

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