Been a bit quiet here recently due to mainly the pressure of work at year end. Been working 80 hour weeks for the last few weeks. This has inevitably led to a lack of training, lack of sleep and a sub-standard diet.

What's more, last weekend I had my blackbelt grading which was an hour or so of what seemed like continuous jump kicks followed by half an hour full contact sparring where every 5 minutes you fight a different black belt. They had obviously been tipped to kick my legs, as I couldn't walk afterwards! D'oh! I hate to think what my CK levels were like after recent events! Not to mention the fact I got knocked out apparently by a roundhouse to the jaw. Having said this, I did dish out the odd black eye and bust rib :-)

So, just over a week on, as I write this, I'm sitting in the out of hours doctors waiting room waiting to see the doc due to continuing striking pains in my legs which means I'm not getting much sleep and have difficulty walking still. The pain killers aren't touching it either and walking is getting more difficult if anything!

At least year end is over and blackbelt passed! Hopefully legs will soon be sorted and I can get back on the program! I'll be looking forward to "the rest" ;-)