day 3. the mortal returns

It was raining at 3pm.
Quek still insisted on going to the park.
I was happy to just veg out at the gym.
Quek is persistent in his insistence.
So i go out at 5pm to check the grass. Damp. But firm. ok.

Kicked off at 6pm.
A little stretching... ouch... fuckin hamstring's tight like a tiger!
quek says it's a good thing
could be the reason why me kicks are suddenly a little longer and straighter
quek says my muscles are breaking and regenerating and getting more flexible
well he wasn't that articulate, it was more like, 'okla... i also got... should be better...'

worked on my little animal move
shall try it at the roda tomorrow
worked on a few kicks-to-seu-mao sequencias
ouch more hamstring... maybe it's the whipping motion
trying it in a more circular format so that i can implement it in the roda

quek's working on some nice ground moves too
i try working a more benguela version of it

meialua to rais is back
it's getting the courage to jump off that standing leg that gives it the torque
tried it facing a target just to gauge where i'll end up
shall try it with Durim in the roda since he knows me best (meaning - we're both paranoid about taking each other down to ever end up doing anything to each other, so we can actually do stupid floreios in between)

wrist still stiff from when Claudinho sat on me
can't pull off my flipetty-flop move that well yet
i don't know the name for it... maybe i should call it the coelho.

did a few trial runs into a mortal
got heckled by quek
i stall by walking back for a glass of water

we're trying to be disciplined about training
so was about to go into drills

rain drops
knew we should've headed to the gym.

one last chance
a bunch of tudung'ed ladies were attempting to play football for the first time
stray balls fly our way
and they're taking our favourite launching spot

i try a few more test jumps
a little too close to cement for comfort
shift position

more raindrops

it's now or fuckin never!
au
jump
tuck
ouch
forgot the untuck part

over-rotated my ass to the grass
i think it's a good thing cause previously i was too pre-occupied with tucking out to make a clean rotation
i call it a good day, first mortal of the year

quek's a little angsty cause we only clocked in half an hour
oh well
i'm happy

oh yes...
youtube clip of the day goes to...
Contra Mestre Torneiro Capoeira Paris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZf7AQKCJaA

Check out the sick vengativa counter with a tesoura
then check it out again
and again
and again in slo mo
bring on the vengativa Durim!