Take Off - Chasing Childhood JKD Passion

Chasing childhood passion is not at all easy for me. Jeet Kune Do (JKD), a customized martial art technique invented by Bruce Lee was something that I used to practise during my ninth standard. However, in past seventeen years, I completely forgot the art of defending ourself realistically. When I used to practice it during my childhood, I was completely fit. I used to posses a well toned body, with all the cuts quite visible on my hands and abdomen. Those were the days when I got trained by my sensai, Virendra Lautkar.

Today will be the second day I will undergo my training for Jeet Kune Do, yesterday being the first one. Now my coach is Gunjan Sharma. Just see his orkut profile, and get mesmerized by his action photographs. On my first day, which was on April 01, 2009, he taught me some warm up and stretching exercises. He was going on and on and on and was not even stopping…he he he…and I was like, “poora ka poora JKD aaj hi seekhungaa kya?...”he he he…

Boss, the place where I take my training is quite far from my residence. It is near about 7 to 10 Kilometers and I really find it difficult to commute. Seems, after my exam, the first things first that I must do is to bring my car from Nagpur.

I attended only one day of my training and believe me, I could not even sit properly on Gunjan’s motorbike as my legs, thighs and waist were paining severely. It was an overdose for me when I did some stretching exercises. Thanks to the fact that most of the forms & stances that I learnt today came very naturally to me due to my previous exposure to martial arts. However, doing those exercises at once and that too for so long was too tiring for me. I realized that my stamina is way too less and within no time, I got exhausted.

The moment I reached home, I just felt flat on my bed. I applied half the tube of the pain killing ointment Volini on my legs, hip and thighs. My biceps were completely motionless. And the next time I sought consciousness, I realized I already slept for seven long hours. It was five in the evening that I gathered some courage to get up from my bed.

Chasing childhood passion, that too at this age is really very difficult. And I started my JKD training on a very special day…first of April…he he he…the day when we make fool of others…he he he…

Seems, I made fool of myself…he he he

But then, no matter, how hard will the training be, it will give me strength…to be tough and to gather myself physically and mentally too…

So I am gamed for it…

Oh! Its 5.10 AM right now…let me post this blog and make myself up for today’s JKD training…