Jiu jitsu gives me a sore neck! All that lying down and pushing yourself up onto your shoulders is really hard on the neck. I have a massage booked for tomorrow before work and I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it helps. I know that after I get used to it and the muscles get stronger, it'll be much better but in the meantime I need some relief. I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this.
On a positive note my cousin Jena is a physiotherapist. We did an experiment last week. I did the splits as far as I could (after warming up of course) and then she asked me what muscles felt tight in that position. She did some acupuncture on those areas to relax the muscles and then I tried it again. What a difference! I reduced the space between myself and the floor by about half. I decided that I'd go and see her for future sessions to relax some of the other areas that have tightness. I'm interested to see what improvements we can make. Maybe I can get her to work on my neck too.
Things are going well for my preparation for the tournament in May. My practice schedule is regular and I'm seeing steady improvements in both forms and grappling. All I have to do now is stay the course and I should be able to have some success at the tournament. In contrast to previous years, I am actually looking forward to this one. I've managed to overcome some of the performance anxiety so that I can actually enjoy myself now. It's a lot more fun!
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