Day 30 & 31: taking it easy

Slowly easing back into my schedule after Jakarta

It's quite a sudden change from Jakarta straight back to work the next day

this is where my marine-like sleep deprivation training goes into play

the rest of the days were just busy on a pitch

had some downtime on thursday so had lunch with cueca and he coached me a quick 45min circuit

no biggie, but i ain't a gym regular so any form of machinery work is welcome.

THU, day 30

10 sets x 3 reps of shoulder, chest, bicep (it's weak) and triceps

before taking a nap at cueca's apartment

now i know how he builds muscles.

SAT, day 31

Officially i have done a month's worth of capoeira in 6.

Very bad. Such is the price of a working capoeirista

it's got to be quality over quantity

this blog's also helpful to keep track and try to up the 'days' of training gradually every year.

Went for class at subang with a hangover

the class was great. had a good sweat to wash out the liquor

and Terry's group of students are very enthusiastic

they even complimented me on my ginga

later i found out they trained with Harry, our cross-town rival,

and i heard that their ginga style's a little more mechanical

bantus maladro ok!

and in typical bantus fashion

i left a stack of CDs behind

they weren't very helpful when i called to check on the CDs later. Malaysian customer service.

2 hours later i was back at celebrity, this time at one utama

was horribly late

The great malaysia sale was blocking all my options

found a unofficial parking spot

ran through a labyrynth of tunnels before making my way to class

Wong, Shirly and Vanessa were already coaching 2 newbies and warming up

very impressed

gave a quick gingo sequencia training with tempo entrada and tempo laterals to help make their jogo a little more dynamic

then gave them some partner drills to throw into the roda

45 minutes went by surprisingly quick

we had a nice coffee catchup later

more catchup with the family

and then after at leong and winnie's for some bboy battle videos and drinks session

their moves give me some ideas for variations... hmmm