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[tylik]

I only skipped training Friday -- and even then I put in a good set of stretching. (Which was in fact what convinced me that I shouldn't train, and should go back to bed. It felt good, even...) Saturday was gentle open hands forms. Sunday was gentle weapons forms. Yesterday was more gentle open hands forms... a pattern here, no? All of them had that feeling good but feeling dead thing going on. I was extremely pleased that I was not struck down with the urge to take a nap during the middle of the day yesterday.

This morning was a weapons day (I'm alternating, it's arbitrary, but I like giving myself a little structure) but I did more open hands than weapons. Lots of Cannon Fist. Tiger, Dao, Dragon and Five Animals, too. And some kicking practice. (I need to do more kicking practice. That felt good.) Gave myself more time than I usually do, and practiced until I felt a little shaky and I could feel the residual inflammation in my lungs. (I'm allergic to being sick, what can I say? Low level stuff, not taking anything for it.) So maybe I'm not at 100%, but I could do everything I wanted to do.

Afterwards, I took my sweaty self up stairs and took a cold shower. Not really cold -- the water in the apartment just isn't that cold in the summer. But it cooled me down, kept me from lingering too much in the shower, and left me exquisitely mellow and self-satisfied.