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Sep. 10th, 2007 @ 11:11 pm 
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I love my karate club so much.
It was one guy's grading tonight, and while I was involved in some of it, parts of it I wasn't (why I had to do the constant press ups and sit ups as well, however, is anyone's guess. The Senseis do live to torture me)
Anywho, while the guy getting graded was running through his bunkai (movements taken from the katas and applied to actual defending/attacking situations), Sensei Ian pulled me aside and made me try out the break boards.
This isn't as impressive as it sounds. We don't use actual wooden planks or anything (think of the cost!) but we use this cool board thingy that breaks under a certain pressure and then handily clips back together.
First try with my elbow was a dismal failure. I got it right on the end bone, which you're not supposed to do because it hurts. Second try (with the actual upper arm) broke the board, but hurt my arm anyway. Sensei Ian called me a sissy and made me try it with the heel of my hand. Broke it first time, but may have broken my hand in the process (I got it with the side of my hand accidentally, which hurt). Sensei Ian then cheerfully made me kick the board, and I was successful, but managed to catch my toe, which hurt. Trying to punch it failed miserably, but didn't hurt too much.
Of course then my little pains are put to shame when it emerges that the guy doing the grading has managed to actually break his knuckle on the break board, and is soldiering on through his grading regardless. He even actually kicked Sensei Karl in the crotch and made his nose bleed during the free sparring. Sensei Ian and I were pretty much helpless with laughter.
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