Last training in Japan (for now).
Yesterday, I felt exhausted, dehydrated, overtrained, underslept and hung over. I almost fell asleep at 18:00 but said to myself that it was my last day and I had to go do some training.
There was a class at Paraestra I really wanted to join and I also had an invitation to Axis, but both were pretty far away and I had no energy to go anywhere really. Sakuraba’s gym (with the strange name of “Laughter 7”) were only a three minute walk from where I was staying, so I decided to go there to check it out. It was a nice, small gym. Looked very clean. About 5 people were doing a grappling class and I asked if I could join in. Unfortunately, Sakuraba himself wasn’t there and the mat fee was way above my budget for a single training, so I decided to walk back to AACC to see if anyone was rolling there after the striking class. Being as exhausted as I was, I am amazed that I managed to do half an hour of high intensity sparring with some of the pro fighters.
My body felt burned out, my knee injury hurt really bad, my face was bruised, but still, I felt better than ever. Training in Japan has been amazing, I hope to make it back one day and do more of it.
Eric
How much was the mat fee for paraestra? I am very happy you came to japan! It is a strange country with lots of problems but lots to offer
Apr 27, 2011 @ 07:04
graugart
I didn’t pay for Paraestra, Yuki offered me to train there for free. Extremely generous of him!
Apr 27, 2011 @ 10:22
Dean
Is that the sushi place next door to AACC? Matt, Dan and I ate there after our Megumi Fujii interview and Matt accidentally used the lid for the green-tea powder as his soy sauce dish. Definitely one of the funniest parts of that trip. God, I miss Tokyo…
Apr 28, 2011 @ 09:32