hammer, and nail.

"when all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail..."

there is a fine line between being well rounded and what we in silat called a collector. fight training highlights this, but is apparent in many facets of our lives. it is important to have many tools, many ways to solve each problem; as you learn the nuances of each tool, you begin to feel (even if you do not consciously see) the subtle circumstances that favor one approach over the other. the important part here is the familiarity... the intimate understanding of the different approaches, the near unconscious decision to use one over the other. to be a collector is to know all these things, to have these tools in ones head, but not in ones soul. to know this things the way one recalls a book report, mechanical and searching.... we seek to know these things like a poet knows her own work, words written in ones own body, mouthed in restless sleep. words with weight. words with form. tangible ideas, movements that speak for themselves. this intimacy gives life to the movements, purpose and direction.... this takes time, as do all good habits, but this foundation supports more than you may think...


wod:

track day:

4 accelerating laps (start with a jog, end in dead run, searching for my stride, trying to get used to the breathing cadence)

1 ball slam lap (18# bouncing med ball, bounce ball forward, run and catch it, stop, bounce it again, etc)

med ball OHS


this was a quick day, my upper body has not forgotten thursdays work, the ball slam lap was a little "hair of the dog" for the shoulders and back, running is also one of my least favorite things, i am searching for information to help with that, the other thing that should help is that a 1 mile run is about to become the standard cooldown...