WarpedMind
12-07-2003, 08:11 PM
Yesterday, while I was doing a set of double armpit casts, a couple kids on bikes stopped to watch. (I was in a park, where I had hope to meet others to work out... but no one showed. :evil: ) They were kind of giggling because they were trying to figure out what I was doing. When I finished, I looked at them and smiled.
"Do you juggle those?"
"Ohhhh no! These are too heavy!"
"What are they?"
"These are called Clubbells. It's for exercise. Wanna try them?"
"Sure! Do you juggle?"
"Well, I CAN juggle, but that's not what these are for. Here, hold one."
Ok, truth be told, the real reason I wanted them to check these out was for redemption. I didn't want these little twerps to think that I was huffing and puffing with some 3 pound juggling pins. Heh. You shoulda saw there eyes as I handed these to them! :twisted:
Anyways, after the obligatory holding-and-swinging-the-clubbell-like-a-baseball-bat, I showed them some exercises. The armpit cast, swing, and snatch. I explained to them about how Clubbells were good for just about any sport or marital art.
Of course, that led to a short discussion about martial arts. They wanted to know if I did any. I said that I was just a beginner in Kadochnikov and showed them a move or two, which they really seemed to like.
Redemption was served. The two kids got on their bikes, waved, and rode away.
I'm going to have to come back to this park. After all, I'm sure they'll be back. 8)
"Do you juggle those?"
"Ohhhh no! These are too heavy!"
"What are they?"
"These are called Clubbells. It's for exercise. Wanna try them?"
"Sure! Do you juggle?"
"Well, I CAN juggle, but that's not what these are for. Here, hold one."
Ok, truth be told, the real reason I wanted them to check these out was for redemption. I didn't want these little twerps to think that I was huffing and puffing with some 3 pound juggling pins. Heh. You shoulda saw there eyes as I handed these to them! :twisted:
Anyways, after the obligatory holding-and-swinging-the-clubbell-like-a-baseball-bat, I showed them some exercises. The armpit cast, swing, and snatch. I explained to them about how Clubbells were good for just about any sport or marital art.
Of course, that led to a short discussion about martial arts. They wanted to know if I did any. I said that I was just a beginner in Kadochnikov and showed them a move or two, which they really seemed to like.
Redemption was served. The two kids got on their bikes, waved, and rode away.
I'm going to have to come back to this park. After all, I'm sure they'll be back. 8)