as it turns out i went for a nice chinese meal last night, although woke up in the middle of the night with a migraine. These thankfully are rare now but I'm not sure what it was... likely the food I guess
ankles feeling better today though
nice
Friday, February 27, 2004
Thursday, February 26, 2004
I find myself hesitant
After a morning wondering around London going to various meetings and an afternoon at my desk I find that my ankle is complaining. I think the outside tendon is currently lightly stretched and is displeased about it. I am hesitant about going to T'ai chi tonight and concerned that the hesitation is simply laziness masked as concern. I am tired though and my ankle is not great - a third week away from the class would seem advisable.
Is this 30% out of laziness or avoiding 120% with good reason? The latter I think.
Ho hum. Will rest my ankle this evening and practice this weekend.
Is this 30% out of laziness or avoiding 120% with good reason? The latter I think.
Ho hum. Will rest my ankle this evening and practice this weekend.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Been a while huh?
So whats happening now?
Ankles much improved though not 100%. The arnica cream has most certainly helped. I am intending to go to T'ai chi tomorrow night although won't be taking part in the more martial drills. Some parts of the short form are at present beyond the scope of my ankle so I will selective even in the parts of the short form that I will be doing. Still, attending will help my ankle in my opinion - doing what I can do and no more will be as far as I should go.
I don't know if I have mentioned this before but apparently there is a Taoist saying that one should do 70% of what one can do, no more. To do more, to go to 90% or 100% means one risks going to 110% or 120% should an accident occur - such may cause injury. Another instance of this statement concerns eating. Eat until you are 70% full - when too full there is no room to digest ones meal. This one I have difficulty with, being English and inclined to clear my plate at any oppurtunity. Indeed finding the 70% level is difficult. often one doesn't want to do what one is doing so 70% becomes an excuse and becomes 30%. In the case where one wants to do something then 70% easily becomes more. Perhaps then this rule is really about finding a healthy balance. A useful indicator though.
On another note I am now contributing a very little amount to charity.
Ankles much improved though not 100%. The arnica cream has most certainly helped. I am intending to go to T'ai chi tomorrow night although won't be taking part in the more martial drills. Some parts of the short form are at present beyond the scope of my ankle so I will selective even in the parts of the short form that I will be doing. Still, attending will help my ankle in my opinion - doing what I can do and no more will be as far as I should go.
I don't know if I have mentioned this before but apparently there is a Taoist saying that one should do 70% of what one can do, no more. To do more, to go to 90% or 100% means one risks going to 110% or 120% should an accident occur - such may cause injury. Another instance of this statement concerns eating. Eat until you are 70% full - when too full there is no room to digest ones meal. This one I have difficulty with, being English and inclined to clear my plate at any oppurtunity. Indeed finding the 70% level is difficult. often one doesn't want to do what one is doing so 70% becomes an excuse and becomes 30%. In the case where one wants to do something then 70% easily becomes more. Perhaps then this rule is really about finding a healthy balance. A useful indicator though.
On another note I am now contributing a very little amount to charity.
Thursday, February 12, 2004
And now???
well, foot swelled up totally on friday. most impressive. difficult to walk since thursday evening.
the swelling diminished over the past few days to reveal some mean bruises! first appeared on the inside of my foot, then on the outside around monday. Finally some bruises appeared on my toes.
walking has become progressively easier and I'm currently walking at about toddler pace.
I have just popped some arnica cream on and an hour later have improved flexibility in the joint. COOL!
oddly a chap at the t'ai chi class offered me a tincture of arnica at the end of the class when I hurt myself and I turned him down, saying I had some - pride got in the way there. This could well have reduced the healing time had I taken him up on the offer but like many men I dislike being in debt to someone (except possibly faceless credit card companies, loan companies, banks, etc. )
Lessons to learn again.
In other news I now own an Xbox with project gotham 2 and battle engine aquila. My obsession with computer games continues.
Just sat watching jake 2.0 on the telly too - seems like it could be a good series.
the swelling diminished over the past few days to reveal some mean bruises! first appeared on the inside of my foot, then on the outside around monday. Finally some bruises appeared on my toes.
walking has become progressively easier and I'm currently walking at about toddler pace.
I have just popped some arnica cream on and an hour later have improved flexibility in the joint. COOL!
oddly a chap at the t'ai chi class offered me a tincture of arnica at the end of the class when I hurt myself and I turned him down, saying I had some - pride got in the way there. This could well have reduced the healing time had I taken him up on the offer but like many men I dislike being in debt to someone (except possibly faceless credit card companies, loan companies, banks, etc. )
Lessons to learn again.
In other news I now own an Xbox with project gotham 2 and battle engine aquila. My obsession with computer games continues.
Just sat watching jake 2.0 on the telly too - seems like it could be a good series.
Thursday, February 05, 2004
so what happened?
well, we were doing a technique where person A punches, person B blocks and controls person A - then sweeps their legs from under them. Done it loads of times, this time I was person A, my right leg was swept - body twisted round as usual, foot didn't move as usual :(
loud crunching noise
not actually loud, sounded loud to me. like snapping celery. bleurgh.
warm feeling in ankle, 5 minutes later difficulty standing on it.
why did the foot not move? a few reasons, me tired, me unprepared a bit, lack of practice, lack of warming up joints. hmm...
many lessons to learn.
sleep. practice. warm up.
as I frequently say, the path is easy to see but its easy not to follow it.
loud crunching noise
not actually loud, sounded loud to me. like snapping celery. bleurgh.
warm feeling in ankle, 5 minutes later difficulty standing on it.
why did the foot not move? a few reasons, me tired, me unprepared a bit, lack of practice, lack of warming up joints. hmm...
many lessons to learn.
sleep. practice. warm up.
as I frequently say, the path is easy to see but its easy not to follow it.
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