Connie Brown
04-12-2005, 10:59 AM
I just got back from CST re-certification.
What a blast that was. Also very tough at times.
I will give the lowdown over the next few days.
Here is my first story....
This weekend was my recertification for CST, being held in Bellingham, WA, USA. I live in Portland, OR.
On the drive up on Friday, in a freeway hairball around Seattle I got
rear-ended! Oick! The pickup driver and I pulled off and exchanged
information. Left rear damage, but none to me. So I arrived just in time for
a few WW circles to undo the drive, and on to the seminar. I didn't even
think of consequences to my bod because I didn't feel any different.
Next day, Saturday, we had a hard, full day and then ate out at a Chinese
restaurant. After the restaurant I drove to Kinko's, but they close early on
Saturday, and on the way back I got in another car accident. This time hit
on the left coming from behind.
Bigger smash, we joined and did a 180.
So this crash was flashing lights, police and fire dept EMTs and everything.
I am okay. Car is towed (and totaled, they say).
Here's a funny part. The fireman / EMT did a spot check for
injuries, and he said, after doing the eye, neck and back, why are you
so relaxed (or maybe it was, why are you not tense?)? I said, I've been at a
martial art seminar all day and we study shock absorption and I'm loose as a
goose. He says, oh really, which one. So we start getting into physical
conditioning and release of tension and he had just pulled up his sleeve to
show me where he had tendon issues from too many submissions in judo... when
the policeman interrupted us for reports and things.
The other interesting thing is to walk into that seminar full of physical
conditioning guys and chiros and PTs and tell that story (Scott found it
interesting). They are watching my movement like a hawk and are skeptical
when I say I feel fine. They have me do the WW circles looking for hitches.
One chiropractor says, "please let me know what transpires in the next 10
days. If you can move like that after 2 crashes, there really is something
about this kind of conditioning. It's another reason to tell my people they
need to do this! ."
I also feel that biochemical stability with food is the mental/emotional
equivalent of movement stability for shock absorption.
I love this stuff!
What a blast that was. Also very tough at times.
I will give the lowdown over the next few days.
Here is my first story....
This weekend was my recertification for CST, being held in Bellingham, WA, USA. I live in Portland, OR.
On the drive up on Friday, in a freeway hairball around Seattle I got
rear-ended! Oick! The pickup driver and I pulled off and exchanged
information. Left rear damage, but none to me. So I arrived just in time for
a few WW circles to undo the drive, and on to the seminar. I didn't even
think of consequences to my bod because I didn't feel any different.
Next day, Saturday, we had a hard, full day and then ate out at a Chinese
restaurant. After the restaurant I drove to Kinko's, but they close early on
Saturday, and on the way back I got in another car accident. This time hit
on the left coming from behind.
Bigger smash, we joined and did a 180.
So this crash was flashing lights, police and fire dept EMTs and everything.
I am okay. Car is towed (and totaled, they say).
Here's a funny part. The fireman / EMT did a spot check for
injuries, and he said, after doing the eye, neck and back, why are you
so relaxed (or maybe it was, why are you not tense?)? I said, I've been at a
martial art seminar all day and we study shock absorption and I'm loose as a
goose. He says, oh really, which one. So we start getting into physical
conditioning and release of tension and he had just pulled up his sleeve to
show me where he had tendon issues from too many submissions in judo... when
the policeman interrupted us for reports and things.
The other interesting thing is to walk into that seminar full of physical
conditioning guys and chiros and PTs and tell that story (Scott found it
interesting). They are watching my movement like a hawk and are skeptical
when I say I feel fine. They have me do the WW circles looking for hitches.
One chiropractor says, "please let me know what transpires in the next 10
days. If you can move like that after 2 crashes, there really is something
about this kind of conditioning. It's another reason to tell my people they
need to do this! ."
I also feel that biochemical stability with food is the mental/emotional
equivalent of movement stability for shock absorption.
I love this stuff!