It's been a hectic week, training wise! Wednesday saw a bit of sparring, but rather than the more common 'everyone fight their partner at the same time as others are fighting their partners', it was the whole everyone-but-two-people-sit-down-and-watch kind of fight. I enjoy that more as there's more space to fight and with everyone watching, your faults can be pointed out and advise given that might get missed otherwise.

One green belt sighed heavily when he was told to come up and fight the heavy-handed black tag. Our master told him he'd already lost and to sit down. I felt bad for him, this reaction of being told to sit down had never happened before, but it's true. If you don't believe you can win before you even get on the mat, you won't actually have a chance of winning. It's about mind set. Even if you're unlikely to win, if you go up there with gusto you'll give it your all and might even win.

When it came to my turn I didn't do greatly. Not the worst, but seriously not great. The biggest plus for me was that I didn't get angry or discouraged once throughout the entire lesson. It was all a laugh and to be enjoyed. Even when I got hit in the face. I got advice and learnt. The next day I used this advice and did so, so much better. One of my masters was ridiculously impressed. I even did well in hapkido, something I thought I was much worse at than I actually am! Positivity!

Sunday was squad training and saw us doing a lot of cardio, which I'm fine with. My cardio is very good since I go to the gym all the time and work on it. We did a bit of sparrng, where I was told off for 'playing with my food' and asked at one point 'if I was going to fight today', hehe. The kid was a white belt, I didn't want to annihalate him. As my master was leaving the dojang, he told me 'you're a better fighter than you let on. You've got a lot of potential'. Made me feel so good! Anyway.

Oh man, I didn't even say the best bit, and probably what is currently motivating me! For those fighters among us that win medals at the club, we have a chance of being sponsored to fight in America! So this year, not only 4 Verve tournaments, British championships and Internationals, also the chance to fight in America! So damn cool!

Right, that's last week summed up, gonna gym today I think, and train later. Might write a post, or leave it a few days.

Positivity!