Quiet Day

Started today just lazing around the house.  Hot outside so caught some sun and generally chilled.

Then went to Kamefuku with James, had some soba and had a mini adventure going to get gas for the moped.

Here is a picture of a Japanese petrol pump:

James needed to come with me to show me what to do.

First, put the money in.

Then use the touch screen to select how much fuel I wanted.  I put in 1000 Yen and selected "to full" from the menu.

Before I could pump the gas, I needed to touch the hand thing, you see it?  That's an anti static thing.  You need to touch it before it will release the nozzle!

Then I filled up.

It printed a receipt and...

Where was my change?  Filling up had only cost 300 Yen or so...

This machine is the change machine, we learnt.  Your receipt has a barcode which it scans and then it pumps out change!

Those Japanese, huh?

Then back for DIY and gardening.

Afterwards some training:








Tanren work as warm up (with actual tanren I made!), 8 a side, then 6

30k circuit
Deadlift x 5
Clean x 5
Snatch x 6
Front squat x 5
Military press x 5
Burpee bicep x 5

Complete 3 times

Then sand bag twists x 20

5 Pull ups

I was battered from the sparring session last night, which would good.  Took a few knocks to the face
 but nothing major.  Mike was pretty good ad kept me at bay with his jab but once I had a hand on him that was it and we'd end up on the floor and then it was game over.

James was a different kettle of fish.  We played at the end and his range was keeping me at bay, which is another way of saying that I was being a bit of a pussy.  But I actually managed to get in close it went to the floor and James made the mistake of pulling guard.

Lessons learnt:
Maai (distance control) is getting better
Don't be too confident
Beware of getting into a points competition
Always be on top!