How Sweet It Is...Training, Comradery and Friendship

Yesterday, my training partner and I went 10 (3minute each) rounds.  We did a few rounds freestyle punching, then it was all knee, push, and roundhouse combo kicks, punches and blocks followed by sicilian situps and stretching.  As I would with any other patient, I rubbed a little bit of Chinese medical 'hot pepper sauce' on my left knee to 'sweat out' any remaining extraneous fluid.  After about 30 minutes, we could actually see my knee 'sweat'.  Chinese Medicine is just so cool.
One month after surgery I was back!  Although I kicked only with my right leg (because of the tremendous force of impact of the leg to the pad and possible impact of limb to limb), my left leg was my pillar of strength.  I spent all my time up on my toes, perfectly balanced and as light as ever as my right leg once again reached up to 6ft while my left leg danced perfectly in balance.
Today, there is no swelling, no pain and I slept like a baby...not so bad for an old dog!
The Tip for Today?....how sweet it is to do your sport again!  The hard work of doing physical therapy is paying off and I will continue to do exactly what my physical therapist tells me.  The acupuncture and laser self treatments are doing their work to improve circulation and rebuild connective tissue.
The Second Tip of the Day?  How blessed I am to have a great comrade and friend who took the time to support my journey and train with me yesterday.  Your training partner is just that...your partner.  It's a two way street - you support oneanother through your ups and downs and help oneanother to prepare for any event that comes along.  Take time out today to say 'thank you' to your training partner (s) and let them know how much they contribute to your journey of reaching your goals!

Muay Thai Forever

Today, I will wrap my hands and put my gloves on once again......
I will rinse off my mouthpiece and shake out my silk shorts...........
Surgery was February 4th, Today is March 7th.....
I will bow in respect to my training partner and I will once again know the joy of martial arts...
Muay Thai Forever!

That's MY tip for MYSELF today!!!

Post Operative Recovery Tip

I've just had arthroscopic surgery performed on my left knee 8 days ago. Too many years of jamming my knee into too many competitors' ribs led to an inevitable 'cleanup' job. 8 days post op, I'm on the exercise bike everyday for 30 minutes, I have full extension of the knee, almost full flexion, and am doing all my physical therapy exercises to strengthen my core and quads. We expect I will be on the elliptical machine within 7 days and I WILL RUN AGAIN! '
Here's the tip of the day:
If you are surgery-bound, get set up for your physical therapy sessions and get to them as soon as you can. This makes a huge difference in the healing process. DO WHAT I DID: acupuncture before and after surgery speeds up healing, reduces swelling and scarring. Low Level Laser treatments twice weekly for the first 4 weeks will shave so much time off your road to full recovery.

Stay tuned for more on my personal progress and stay healthy!