Sorry it has been awhile since I have updated this blog. I have just been pretty busy.
I am getting close to testing for my purple belt. Maybe in a week or so. But, I had a small set back last night. I was sparring and ended up cracking my ribs! Ouch!
I was sparing with a guy who is a second degree black belt in tae kwon do. I was doing great; blocking his kicks and getting my own shots in. But then he faked a kick to the left, I went to block that, dropped my check hand just a little too low and he nailed me with a roundhouse to my right side.
Normally that would be no big deal. We do wear chest and head padding (no foot padding. We spar in our street shoes). But, as I went to block his fake kick I turned my body some. He ended up kicking me right under the pad (with a very solid kick).
The funny thing is that it did not hurt that bad at the time. We finished sparring and then went out and had some beers. I got home and knew something was wrong. The pain was pretty bad. This morning when I woke up...UGH! I could not move and it hurt like hell to breathe. Long story...cracked ribs.
I will be out of pocket for a while now. So, hopefully I can heal up and be back in the studio soon.
