Day 6 - Thursday, eating Sven
I got up at 6.50 today too. I begin each morning with washing my face and head in really cold water, the only way for me to really wake up when I sleep a couple of hours each night. Then I do some qigong before the training starts.
This morning we had bokken again outside in the parking lot. We did kumi tachi nr 3 and suburi, before it started to rain. We then moved inside the dojo and did tai jutsu instead. We didn’t finish morning training until 9 am! I was soo exhausted!
We decided to ditch breakfast and instead have an early brunch. The brunch consisted of a batter pudding with cheese. The batter pudding was named Sven. We developed a story about Sven being a ninja in disguise who had the unfortunate examination task of infiltrating our camp, and to that end he disguised himself as a batter pudding. Many jokes ensued! Sven was really good! Unfortunately we didn’t manage to capture him on film before we had finished him off.
After brunch we went bowling. Yay! We did it since Maria had never bowled before. There were many gutter balls but she managed to make a strike atleast and got lots of horrays!
Other than that we didn’t do so much. It was a really slow day, almost everyone was tired and Martina hurt her elbow… closing the fridge! We don’t know how it happened, but it swelled up and prevented her from participating fully in all the days training. Poor Martina… Now the arm is wrapped in bandage to see if that helps.
In the afternoon we had jo outside. We did kumi jo 1-12, split up into 1-3, 4-6, 9-11 and then 1-12. Afterwards we did the whole 31 kumi jo! I trained with Pär today, he’s been training with Lasse for atleast 17 years! It’s good to train with him since he can perceive things I’m not aware of. He doesn’t always know what’s wrong, but he can feel that something is off, and when we look at it, we can often deduce where I need to improve my technique. Very good training!
Then we went into the dojo and continued with tai jutsu. We did a lot of kaitennage and then kokyo ho kaiten nage. A very fun technique! We finished off with some jiyu waza. Mmm!
I didn’t learn any new words in Värmlands-dialect today, but I’ve discovered to my horror that I keep slipping into using it when I talk!
Here are some pictures from todays adventures.
Zafer, me and Maria being happy that we are bowling and not eating bugs!
This picture is dynamic and we thought it looks like sensei is going to cut Zafer’s head off!
From left to right:
Claes, Zafer’s back, Christina, Lasse-sensei, Pär’s back and li’l old me! Were trying to synchronize 31 kumijo with each other.
Me trying out my superpowers as Aikidoman. Unfortunately the only superpower I seem to have developed is to look dorky with a hakama on my head!
Now it’s 11.07 pm and time for bed! Wuhuu!
Caroline wrote,
Hey, don’t complain. At least you do HAVE a superpower.
August 10th 2007 at 17:24 (5:24 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Oh! I bet you have one too! We discovered that Christinas superpower was to hold down trees! That’s rare!
August 11th 2007 at 01:07 (1:07 am) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Hm, do me do me! I mean, tell me my superpower(s?).
August 11th 2007 at 09:23 (9:23 am) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Let me see… *concentrates* Oh, you’ve got the fantastic superpower of always going into a toilet that has toilet paper left! Also, I can detect a secondary power and it’s the ability to make roads go from one point to another.
August 13th 2007 at 12:20 (12:20 pm) — Using
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Christina wrote,
Hej hej! I thought you would have posted a new entry by now, describing the party and cleaning the dojo with a “day after” headache!
And being miserable since you miss us so much! 
August 13th 2007 at 12:37 (12:37 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Helloooo Christina!
I know! I’ve been lazy, and been catching up with stuff here at home! I will try to do one tonight, if the enormous depression of leaving you all doesn’t make me sit infront of the telly and eat chips instead
Oh, wait, I’ve got training tonight. Aweeeeeee! So I will not be watching telly and eatin chips, but hopefully I’ll be able to write a blog entry!
August 13th 2007 at 12:50 (12:50 pm) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Hm, the toilet paper one seems best. Maybe it has the active effect that I can curse others with never finding a toilet with paper?
Can’t you train and eat crisps? Estrella waza?
August 13th 2007 at 17:05 (5:05 pm) — Using
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Claes wrote,
Hi Mika, very nice to see what we did during the past week, it’s nice to be reminded
But as Christina said, we want the blog entry from the last day as well, otherwise we aren’t sure it happend.
August 13th 2007 at 18:09 (6:09 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Mari: I think that’ll take some training, but it is doable!
Claes: Hellooo Claes!
Oh, cheesus! So the whole week will be in a state of limbo until I finish my blog entry? Damn! Will have to finish it soon! Don’t want everyone in limbo ending up doing… lambada!
August 13th 2007 at 22:15 (10:15 pm) — Using
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Christina wrote,
Mmm… lambada in limbo… sounds like fun! Count me in!
August 14th 2007 at 00:43 (12:43 am) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
August 14th 2007 at 11:48 (11:48 am) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Hm, lambada in limbo, doesn’t that involve pairs dancing tightly under a limbo pole? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_(dance)
August 14th 2007 at 16:23 (4:23 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
August 20th 2007 at 11:10 (11:10 am) — Using
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Mari wrote,
The naughty part of me, i.e. all of me, thinks that the couples must be joined in one fashion or another, to make the game more interesting. I’ll come on down and be your umpire - or is that umph!ire?
August 20th 2007 at 13:26 (1:26 pm) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Fix the drool smiley!!!!
August 20th 2007 at 13:27 (1:27 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Joined… like with string or such? Or… naughtier parts?
Hehehe! Smiley fixed!
August 20th 2007 at 13:36 (1:36 pm) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Always naughtier parts, hello, it’s me writing!!
August 20th 2007 at 20:12 (8:12 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
I know!
Don’t know what I was thinking!
August 25th 2007 at 01:46 (1:46 am) — Using
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Mari wrote,
Nothing, probably.
August 25th 2007 at 15:57 (3:57 pm) — Using
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