Pain is Pleasure

My toes are bleeding. The top of my foot is scraped raw from mat burn. My arm hurts in three different places because I jerked it free from an arm bar attempt. There always comes a point in training when you just can't breathe and your body is screaming to quit. Just for a second. There is no shame in it. But you know that the endorphin rush when it's over is worth all this and more. The people on the 6 train don't know it, though. To them you are just a sweaty stranger. They don't know your secret. First rule of fight club.....

Transitions

Today we learned to transition from Wing Chun trapping to Muay Thai clinches into Jui Jitsu submissions. My head is still spinning from trying to internalize it all. I'm enjoying some much needed down time as the advanced Thai class is snapping kicks and pads are popping like gunshots. I've got a half hour until my next class. I'm dehydrated and bruised. And I'm happy.