Today, my little dog Murphy is exactly one year old!
Here he is just before giving his new green pulling toy a good going over this morning. He’s such a good dog on the whole, apart from his apparent shoe fetish – he loves to chew them. According to his Kennel Club certificate today is his birthday, so he’s now one year old!
Training was very hard last night, the warm-up was a very tough one and the whole lesson was very fast-paced. During the speedy basic drills there were times when I wasn’t sure if I was coming or going. We did some kicking forms too, yours truly was last to finish. It’s not always best to finish first, I’m pleased that even though I took longer, my techniques (while not great) were better than some around me. It depends whether you look at it like a speed or endurance drill really, ideally it’s both, but I have some time to work up to being both fast, and performing really well.
We did some self-defence, and my new ones mean I have a couple of new ways to bring someone to their knees, or put them down flat on their back. It’s just a case of getting the technique just right so they’re powerless to resist. It’s a science, that’s for sure.
When I got home I was really beginning to feel what the previous few hours had thrown at me since my hurried trip home from work, and took myself straight to bed for a little reading and to let myself wind down and take in everything. It didn’t work very well at first, the first hour or so I just felt really wound up, but later I was able to close my eyes and get a peaceful nights rest. I’m a great one for replaying the days events in my head as I drift off, I find it helps me make sense of it all and figure out what’s what.
Let’s have a couple more tracks to close with, the first one is for me, it’s not easy listening that’s for sure but listen to her voice! If you do start listening, give it a whole play, the guitar riffs are fantastic.
Arch Enemy – Blood On Your Hands
And the next, I heard it on another blog recently and it reminded my how much I like it. Definitely not one for just me this one, everyone should enjoy this.
When In Rome – The Promise