Unexpectedly, I came out to a training meet at Georgetown University today. Also surprisingly is the fact that the one who set it up had to cancel, which left me alone with what looked like a 14 year old boy named Logan. No problem. I rotated my joints and messed around with some light vaults and balancing, and we moved onto the dreaded Georgetown wall that I swore I would get by the end of the summer. Did I get it? Hell no. But I got one hand firmly grasped and I hung there for a second. Because I didn't expect it, I didn't get the other hand up. So I know I can do it now, at least, just not regularly. We were kicked out by the security before I had the chance to actually get it. Next time, I swear.
We moved about and played with some more rails. There was a precision jump out into a cat grab by what i dub the "Leon precision area" that is relatively fun. It was here that I noticed that Logan had no conception of how to absorb the impact from a cat leap! His landings normally were fine, but if you do it horizontally, he would slap into the wall with amazing force. I tried to work with him on it. His problem was that he only braced one foot, so he didn't manage to disperse the impact properly or equally.
Due to some wet paint on the rails, our next spot had to be "Jesse's speed vault parking lot." So I messed around quite a bit here, doing random jumps and landings and also doing a few vault circuits. Scared some cleaning ladies when I shot out from one of the Jersey barricades a good 8 feet into a roll. They did [i]not[/i] expect that. Across the way from the parking lot was a really fun area, but it really just involved a rail, a sidewalk, some steps, and a cat leap. I landed a very long one (maybe a ten foot leap) a little sloppy.. doing Logan's one-foot thing. I'll get it, though, cleaner.
Lastly, we went into this back alley and played around with more wall techniques. Tacs to cats and whatnot. It was a good session with a lot of climbing involved. My legs were pretty sore from yesterday's tabata squats, but I managed to get everything done well enough. Good training. Laid back and not strict, but also intense enough to get a good workout.
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Wow, I just saw this post, Animus. I do concede that you have several valid points on my form and technique, which I have been working on. However, I think that you have forgotten (and I told you this there) that I felt that the wall was quite a bit beyond my range and height for a cat leap off a rail. To even get to the wall in the first place, I had to resort to a crane leap, which placed extra stress on my body but was necessary to even reach it. The other item which I am saddened by was "what looked like a 14 year old boy named Logan." I know I look young for my age, but I was, and still am, 16 years old. It may not be that much of a difference, but it matters when you're short. I understand that I have things to work on, which I have, but I feel that in several ways your critique was a bit harsh and unnecessary. Otherwise, thanks for the training that day. Happy training, Logan.
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