10/03/2006 MARTIAL ARTS WORKOUT:
Did my daily routine to warm up (some kata, breathing exercises, joint rotations, dynamic stretches, the plank, a horse stance hold for time, and some vaccuums), a nice little one that takes about 30 minutes but not only helps my dynamic flexibility but wakes me up and gets me going. Works better than coffee. Held the plank and horse stance for 60 seconds each, first time I added both of these so starting off low.
Then I went and did my "kumite workout". I warmed up with a couple minutes of rope-skipping with my speed rope, mostly just normal skipping but did a few cross-overs for fun (though after smacking my bare toes once, I remember why I used to wear shoes when doing that
). I then went out and did 6 rounds on the heavy bag. 1st round was all punches, 2nd round all kicks, 3rd round combinations and the sabaki pattern, 4th round block and counter-punching, 5th round off-centering and kick counters, and the 6th was combinations again.
Hopped in the house next and did some calisthenics in a circuit: push-ups, mountain climbers, sit-ups, and bodyweight squats. Did 3x25 of each, all four in a row with no rest, wait a minute, then do it again two more times.
Took a nap after that as I was hoping to go to my Kyokushin Karate class, but when I woke up I was late already and feeling tired as hell. Didn't get enough sleep last night so that nap messed me up.