Creak

[glenatron]

I went and found the Bracknell Ninjas for the first time yesterday. We spent half of the training session working on rolls. I don't roll badly but I have got very accustomed to my crashmats and a whole lot of rolling on a hard wooden floor has highlighted a few deficiencies in my technique. The highlighting was done in the form of bruises, mostly on my knees, elbows, shoulders, back and legs.

It's good to have something to work on...

Comments

[shiva-matimbres.livejournal.com]

what's tae quan do like do you know? there's a class on at the YMCA here, but i'm rubbish at rolling

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

No rolling in taekwondo, it's all kicking ass pretty much. If you want to see what it looks like, watch some buffy. It's what she does.

A bit too sporty (and too much kicking) for me. I would miss the eye-gouging.

[shiva-matimbres.livejournal.com]

no rolling eh? looking like buffy eh? Maybe i'll give it a go, there are far too many vampires round here

[littlesnowy.livejournal.com]

not a vampire. Try the other Martyn he sleeps all day.

So I'm assuming going to find the Bracknell Ninjas involves either some perilous quest involving dragons, triads, backflips through trap filled rooms and mysterious old blokes with droopy mustaches? or is it the more creeping up to people in a sake bar by crawlig along the ceiling and eavesdropping on their conversation to find the secret training hall disguised as a takeaway.

Sounds like you're living the dream.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

It's close to that actually. The first time I went to find them I failed miserably and the building they were in was locked up by the time I got there. This time I did a lot better. Except for the bruises over my whole body...

[ciderclaus.livejournal.com]

that sounds a lot like our experinences of trying to find a ninja group