RogueLibrarian Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Is your kung fu ready for... GOALS Fitness Karate class twice a week Side goal: Order sparring gear, start sparring classes Side goal: Learn green belt form One more workout per week (usually kickboxing) Side goal: Get in some climbing this challenge Side goal: Register for the Pride 5k Diet Make a big-ass salad once a week Side goal: Make some non-lettuce salads Cook a vegetable-centric meal prep once per week Side goal: Make a new recipe or two Life Plan 4 hours of project work per week every Monday Keep working on Thai language lessons Our story so far for those just tuning in: I'm a middle-aged vegetarian bisexual academic librarian writer and new karate student and I do kickboxing and climbing and meditation and I'm way into rogues and thieves and assassins and I like Ninja Warrior and lucha wrestling and I'm going to Thailand this summer and I'm working on a spaceship LARP set on a real battleship in the fall okay you're up to speed. 9 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
@mu Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 BAM FIRST! Youhou sparring! 2 minutes ago, RogueLibrarian said: I'm a middle-aged vegetarian bisexual academic librarian writer and new karate student and I do kickboxing and climbing and meditation and I'm way into rogues and thieves and assassins and I like Ninja Warrior and lucha wrestling and I'm going to Thailand this summer and I'm working on a spaceship LARP set on a real battleship in the fall okay you're up to speed. Love that whole sentence 3 Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, @mu said: BAM FIRST! Youhou sparring! Woo hoo! 2 minutes ago, @mu said: Love that whole sentence I am large; I contain multitudes 2 1 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
traaki Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: Our story so far for those just tuning in: I'm a middle-aged vegetarian bisexual academic librarian writer and new karate student and I do kickboxing and climbing and meditation and I'm way into rogues and thieves and assassins and I like Ninja Warrior and lucha wrestling and I'm going to Thailand this summer and I'm working on a spaceship LARP set on a real battleship in the fall okay you're up to speed. a) this is an awesome summary and b) now I'm feeling like maybe I should do this? It seems like a good practice to just sorta sum everything up, even as a reminder to myself what's going on. Quote Traaki, Level 23 Half-Orc Assassin Current challenge: traaki gets some sun. Just a little. * Respawned on June 25, 2018 Previous: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 * Epic Quest * Battlelog Link to comment
traaki Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 ALSO GOOD LUCK ON THE CHALLENGE! You will have great success; I'm sure of it. Quote Traaki, Level 23 Half-Orc Assassin Current challenge: traaki gets some sun. Just a little. * Respawned on June 25, 2018 Previous: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 * Epic Quest * Battlelog Link to comment
Happienumber Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 You’re not allowed to get sick this time. It’s illegal.Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk 2 Quote I must control my THOUGHTS... THOUGHTS become WORDS WORDS become ACTIONS ACTIONS define your CHARACTER CHARACTER determines your DESTINY MyFitnessPal | tumblr Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Great summary! Quote Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 13 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: okay you're up to speed. I already knew all of that but reading it compressed into one sentence like that makes me feel like I am not only up to speed but approaching warp speed 1 1 Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Humbug[Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 15 hours ago, traaki said: a) this is an awesome summary and b) now I'm feeling like maybe I should do this? It seems like a good practice to just sorta sum everything up, even as a reminder to myself what's going on. I don't know when I started doing that, but it's fun to think about. 15 hours ago, traaki said: ALSO GOOD LUCK ON THE CHALLENGE! You will have great success; I'm sure of it. THANKS BUDDY I'm trying to be realistic about what I want/need to hit this time through. 14 hours ago, Happienumber said: You’re not allowed to get sick this time. It’s illegal. Amen to that. I'm mostly resting up this week even though I feel better, just to make sure I've got my steam back before hitting the gym too hard. 5 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: Great summary! NF speed-dating. 5 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: I already knew all of that but reading it compressed into one sentence like that makes me feel like I am not only up to speed but approaching warp speed NF WARP-SPEED-DATING 2 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
raptron Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yoooo. 1 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
Asa Pond Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hello here for this 1 Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
KB Girl Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 So when is your next belt test? Quote Main Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and a great coach Current challenge: KB Girl dusts off her competition skills my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 23 hours ago, raptron said: Yoooo. 23 hours ago, Asa Pond said: Hello here for this 17 hours ago, KB Girl said: So when is your next belt test? HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE I gotta go follow everybody back today. Belt tests are every eight weeks, so classes start back on Monday and my green belt test will be in mid-May. I was thinking about an experimental gym break this afternoon, but I had a meeting come up so that won't work out -- I'll be back at kickboxing class tomorrow, though. I've taken walks a couple of days this week at work since the weather has turned super nice (well, except for the rain today). Lucha wrestling on Sunday (watching, not participating). FRONT ROW! 3 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 25 minutes ago, RogueLibrarian said: Belt tests are every eight weeks, so classes start back on Monday and my green belt test will be in mid-May. Isn't that really frequent? Are there a lot of students? I'm just imagining that while the initial progress is quick it will take longer and longer to level up the better you get. 1 Quote Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 54 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said: Isn't that really frequent? Are there a lot of students? I guess it is? There are 15 or so adult students and A LOT of children. I guess the idea is that they're offering frequent opportunities to test but of course we are not always ready for a new test by the end of the 8 weeks. Quote I'm just imagining that while the initial progress is quick it will take longer and longer to level up the better you get. Oh, definitely. And not everyone tests every time. Higher levels go several cycles before they're ready to test, I think, and of course black belts take years. So far I'm testing every cycle but I expect that to slow way down later -- well, what am I saying, I've only been to two tests so I barely know what's going on yet. 2 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Makes sense. It's great that your coach lets you know when you're ready. Quote Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said: Makes sense. It's great that your coach lets you know when you're ready. And there are more degrees between the upper belt levels. Once I'm past green, the belts start going basic (white stripe), regular (no stripe), advanced (black stripe), so there are more levels between colors. And from what I've observed, when you hit red the promotions slow way down. Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
@mu Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, RogueLibrarian said: And there are more degrees between the upper belt levels. Once I'm past green, the belts start going basic (white stripe), regular (no stripe), advanced (black stripe), so there are more levels between colors. And from what I've observed, when you hit red the promotions slow way down. It's a good strategy for people to stick to it long enough When I did aikido, I did pass 1 test, maybe 2? I can't remember because you're white belt until you get the black one with the black fancy pants but that takes a long time... Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 6 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: And there are more degrees between the upper belt levels. Once I'm past green, the belts start going basic (white stripe), regular (no stripe), advanced (black stripe), so there are more levels between colors. And from what I've observed, when you hit red the promotions slow way down. The breakdown between belts is probably useful to keep people motivated between advancements. When I was doing martial arts, the belts were just colors, so white to yellow to something else. I have been an orange belt, a green belt, and a blue belt, but have never been higher than whatever comes after yellow (no standard between disciplines on the color progressions apparently) Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Humbug[Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 Here's ours. I'm advanced gold, the yellow with black stripe. 2 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 All I'm thinking is that the brown belt is really ugly compared to the other ones and that it would suck to get stuck between red and black for the longest time. 3 2 Quote Link to comment
KB Girl Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I think it's brilliant Lots of motivation to keep getting better and by the time you're slowing down you're already committed to the process anyway 1 Quote Main Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and a great coach Current challenge: KB Girl dusts off her competition skills my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted March 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: All I'm thinking is that the brown belt is really ugly compared to the other ones and that it would suck to get stuck between red and black for the longest time. Right? I'm going to want to settle on purple for a while. 8 hours ago, KB Girl said: I think it's brilliant Lots of motivation to keep getting better and by the time you're slowing down you're already committed to the process anyway Yep! I like that there's recognition of progress between the major levels. And I enjoy the ritual of testing and being promoted. So, it was HARD to go back to kickboxing after more than a week off. Actually I guess it's been two weeks since my last kickboxing class as such. But I made it. Also, I have ORDERED MY SPARRING GEAR. I've already got my headgear and gloves and the rest is on the way. So I guess I'm committed. 5 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 11 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: Also, I have ORDERED MY SPARRING GEAR. I've already got my headgear and gloves and the rest is on the way. So I guess I'm committed. Cool! When's your first sparring class (pending delivery)? Quote Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sparring! Sparring was always my favorite part of karate classes Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Bodyweight Exercise Library Shuffle Club The Arruvia Conspiracy Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Other Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, Humbug[Current] Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
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