5th Annual Mudansha Taikai

I hate it when I have so much school work and still attending taikais. I was lucky to get to the third round because all my opponents are easy, and even though I am losing physical skills, my mental skills are enough to get me through. I was playing it very defensively, using my natural reactions to block to avoid losing points a lot, while my attacking skills have certainly gone down a grade.

I'm losing my footwork, I can even do withkonmikieko (sp) properly now in the backup men section. I'm starting to use a lot of my shoulders again, and lost touch with my stomach strength. my wrist strength also have decreased and my hits are way too light. only thing i have that kept me scoring is my timing. I also realized that my kote has become natural, it's so natural it can be very fast and unpredictable now.

i just need some really intense training to get my skills back before Vancouver taikai