9/27: 192.8lbs, 8 more days

Woke up at 192.8. After sparring tonight, 192.8. So all the sweat and eating cancel out.

Sparred with Ryan, one of the coaches, and took a couple really good punches to the forehead. One of them hurt. As has been usual, I was still pretty low on energy and couldn't do much late into the rounds. Thank god the fights are 2min rounds.

After sparring was over, when I was wringing out one of my handwraps, I realized I had no short-term recollection of taking it off. Yeesh, that punch really did hurt -- I have a mark on my forehead from it. Kicked someone's knee just over my left instep and bruised that up pretty bad. The hamstring acted up a bit in sparring, but nothing severe.

doing my first amateur fight(s)

Some weeks back, after a decent sparring session, my coach told me there was gonna be an amateur tournament in Rhode Island in October. I figured it was high time. I've been training kickboxing for a while, and I'm not getting any younger. Of course, taking an amateur fight for me is capping off my training, not some wild dream about becoming a fighter. If I don't do this now, I will probably never want to or never be able to again.

Here's the link to the event: http://wesleyssanshou.com/index1.html
As you can see, it is definitely very amateur. But that's probably where I should be.
2/3 x 2min rounds, with 1min breaks.
At the gym we spar 3min rounds with 45s breaks. I should be ok for the first fight, but after that, who knows. The dieting has really affected my gas tank.

I really wish I could get some video of myself. I dunno if I'll ever have the chance again.

all pics from China trip

Few people can put up with my blathering for 30,000 words. Instead, here's all the photo albums together:

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