Icy Hot is My Friend

I should really buy stock in the stuff. Last night class was really intense. The weapons portion of it was really cool. I learned the basic blocks and a couple of drills to help me practice them. I'm kinda worried about my makeshift staff. The rest of the class are using heavier ones than me and all the pounding has put several dents in mine already. It hasn't begun to break or splinter yet, but I don't want it to split on me in the middle of class. I think I'll bring it home after Saturday class so I can sand it down and maybe give it a couple of coats of lacquer. I don't think it will help with the denting or chipping, but at least it will make it look nicer.

The first half of the class involved getting our forms into tournament worthy shape. Now I'm not competing in any tournament soon, but it's always good to prepare. All of us appear to be doing really well, but there is still much work to be done. There are so many little details to hammer down that it was very hard to keep track of all of them. But, much like writing, God is in the details when it comes to forms competition. The encouraging thing is that I've got my forms down to the point that I can focus on the minor details. If I can get those taken care of, I'll be ready for competition.