Great! Now I can freak people out in the park by practicing!

[ultranos]

Yeah, I think I just got myself addicted enough to kendo that I feel little remorse for ordering keikogi, hakama, bokken, and shinai. My shoulders are sore today in ways I didn't think possible! It's great! Now if only I could develop callouses on my feet, and we'd be all set.

Amusingly, a side-effect of this is that I'm pretty sure I'd be going back to jiu-jitsu if I wasn't hosed. I let a friend talk me into going to one of her karate practices today, and while watching her try various grappling techniques, I realized that I do, in fact, miss AJJ. Which I didn't think I actually did. So now I'm wondering, at some point, if I should try doing both kendo and jiu-jitsu, because the latter really was a lot of fun until I dislocated my knee in an unrelated accident. Nevermind how confusing it could possibly be to be learning two arts at the same time. But not now. Stupid thesis.

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[rydra_wong]

Freaking out people with your exercise practice is awesome! As are calluses.

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[ultranos]

It is! Or will be. I need to test out this hypothesis by going to a park and going through kata when I get stressed. :)

And I'm convinced my life will be a lot easier once I develop the calluses on my feet I need. Blisters are no fun. Stupid hardwood floors that somehow soak up moisture on warm days and become sticky.

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[rydra_wong]

FWIW, I have found Climb On Bar and/or Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream invaluable for my hands when I'm climbing -- they help heal the blisters but because they're thick greases, they don't soften your hands in the way watery lotions can.

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[ultranos]

Ooh, thanks. Are they especially greasy? Since this is going on my feet, I don't really want to be sliding all over the place when I walk. I've been using athletic tape to provide padding for the sore areas after practice when I'm walking home in sneakers. The ball of my foot hasn't blistered yet, but it was a close thing on Monday.

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[rydra_wong]

They are both waxy/greasy, but you apply them afterwards, once you get home, to help your skin heal faster. Just before bed is good!

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[ultranos]

Cool! I'll see if the local drugstore or sporting goods store has any on the way home. Thanks!