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<blogEntry id="2643">
	<title><![CDATA[dory quits smoking]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[yes its true.
my 12 yr habit is being broken.
....
....
and its killing me!
Ive had the WORST chest infection followed by an EVIL build up of weight.
Im huge. They'll have to crane me in to the dojo. ... and as for gi ... well i might as well go and get a sheet and wrap it around myself!
dagnamit!
so will have to do extra training to get the aggression back under control!
...
... Anyone wanna volunteer to be uke?]]></body>
	<date>05-22-2006</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2625">
	<title><![CDATA[DORYS BACK !!!!!!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[hey hey hey dory fans!
I truely have returned from the disorginised chaos of spectator ville and back in to the land of participation!
WHOOO HOOO
...
but DAMN .... i hurt. Its amazing how quickly your body returns to a slushy pile of blurrrrgh if left to its own devices ..... in a bar .... with 24hr drinking times ....
so Im taking severe punishment for sins .... ahhhhhh its like a kind of purgetory ..... (so why does it feel soooo good?)
Sensei, I believe, has missed me and my own special way of doing things .....
(well he always said he liked a challenge!)
so there it is people ... im back .... and I plan on remaining on the mat, cuz if we close again I may be forced to take up karate!!!! 
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
take ye all care
till the next thrilling installment!

ps .... liberty (me bratt) ... is being assessed for aspergers syndrome .... anyone with information/experiance feel free to pm me!]]></body>
	<date>05-10-2006</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2498">
	<title><![CDATA[Dory Returns from the Dead]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[HEY HEY HEY DORY FANS!!!
Go on ya missed me like no-bodys business didnt ya!

Well nothing new to report .. Im still outta training ... I could cry ... I really could ... Ive got all fat and blob like ..  .. ... .. ok ... I was fat and blob like before but thats not the point .. its worse now!
so Im still waiting to pay and get training again .. the mini me is causing a concern as shes being assessed for autism ... 
so all is NOT well in dorys part of the ocean
Ive gotta run ... will post again when I actually attend a class ...
take ye care
em x]]></body>
	<date>02-14-2006</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2293">
	<title><![CDATA[Disaster strikes dory]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[OMG
it looks like we might lose our dojo...
Sensei is looking in to another place ... but it means that we cant use it during the day .....evenings and weekends only.
and that means dory can no-longer train!!!! :eek:
my aikido life cut short before its prime!
*sobs*
the real problem is ... I work nights .. and am a single mum ... so, what do I do with the mini-me when I want to train? ... shes ADHD and wouldnt sit in the room (without trashing it or running on to the mats to wrestle me or sensei!
*weeps in a corner*
watch this space dory fans ..... it might be the last active post!
:( :( :( :( :(]]></body>
	<date>11-18-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2291">
	<title><![CDATA[still no aikido]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[sigh 
I havent been for ages now ....
neeeeed to traaaaaaain!!!!
Im gunna hurt like hell when I get back on them mats arent i!!! :(
its no good guys and girls .... how will I ever earn the pink hakama if Im not training???
sigh
well .... back to the virtual dojo ....
sigh
:) :) :( :) :)]]></body>
	<date>11-17-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2256">
	<title><![CDATA[Dorys a lazy fish!!!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[good lordies .... its been ages since I actually attended an aikido class .... ive been up pleanty to help with the rangers ... but havent done a class myself since my grading .....
so im getting lazy ..... and I KNOW that sensei (the wonderus marvellous man that he is!!!) :D will inflict much pain on me .... :eek:
so ... need to mentally get back in the zone .... and physically get my ar*e on the mats!!!
Im a lazy lazy girl ....
*wimpers pathetically at the thought of nikkyo*
ohhhhhhhh lordy lordy lordy!

Em x

ps my luvvers .... sensei is talking about doing his own aikiblog .... (should be interesting to all that know and love me eh!!!)
so keep your eyes peeled for sensei Jason Birds Blog!!!]]></body>
	<date>11-06-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2234">
	<title><![CDATA[Dorys Grading Day]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[Ok ... so tuesday I graded .....
But before I start ion that let me just set the scene for u ....
I worked monday night ... got in to the house ... (checked aikiweb naturally) ... then went up to my pit ..... settled down for a long kip .... only to have next door have builders in ..... DRILLING through my walls ... I could have screamed!
so I arrive at Dojo ... 30 mins early .... after having a total of 2 hours sleep!!!! (wow I felt so prepared for it!)
people came .... the dojo looked nice ... and Im sat on floor fighting urge to doze off .... battling myself back upright after the bow ...... 
.... so the grading ... I go up and Uke for Greg ( a junior) .. he does brilliantlty ... and Im stood (well lying being pinned) thinking ... "hey ... im not nervous at all!"
untill its my turn!
then I go up with my Uke (Kylie) .... and bow before sensei ... have a shot of Saki ..... (which was absolutly VILE!!!!)
turn and bow at my Uke .... only to discover ... I cant remember a DAMNED thing!!!!
not a jot .... 
shihonage to start with and I find my feet .,..... I run through the next few ok ... then forget what Tenchinage is .... and have to restart ....
slowly working down the list ... and Kylie is making all my moves look suberb!!! (cheers mate!!!!)
im trying to pin a guy with shaking hands!!!!! (not an easy feat!!)
well the grading goes ok ... and i settle to watch the others ... all of which do  fab job ... and Im calming down nicely ....
as it turns out .... I PASSED!!!!!
whoooooo hoooooo :D
so Im now one step closer to the Pink Hakama ....
Yes Sensei It WILL happen!!!
IM A SHINEY WHITE BELT ....
(no jokes about how my trousers stayed up before please!!!)
so all in all not a bad day!!!
Then a PAAAAARTAAAY at Sensei's  .... amongst his BIIIIG dogs ...
lol .... not surprising i left a little early .... with a raging headache!!
But HEY good fun was had by all .... or so Im lead to believe ....
I am a little concearned ... as I was leaving .... sensei said ... "Thats it now .... we can do some REALLY fun stuff ....." 
Man In Black Skirt ..... NOW you frighten me!!!!!
em x]]></body>
	<date>10-30-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2205">
	<title><![CDATA[Dorys Intense Day at the Dojo]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ok ... its official .... I may as well move in the dojo ...
I was there in the morning .... then back for the midgits ... then stayed on for adult classes!
I cnt walk this morning ... or sit .... or stand ... infact breathing is a bit of a trial too!
although saying that ... i have to confess I managed to wriggle out of ukemi last night .... (bad shoulder u see!) :D
so in the mroning a run though of my grading ... and it wasnt horrific ...
then juniors .... which is always horrific! (im hoping that my daughter may actually manage 1 session on the mat! .... shes forever being sent off! .... any ideas?)
then the adult session
FUN¬!
.. Im grateful for not being the only female up there last night .... 
Lucy is possible the most flexible person ever ...
and it contains many shades of wrongness! .... im sorry .... should your arm bend that far??? ... NOOOOOOO its nasty and wrong ...
so lucy is a white belt .... and last night (bearing in mind that we've onli just mastered the rolling breakfall) ... lucy was flipped!
it was beeeeeeeaaaaaautiful!
and she makes more noise than me when doing it!
i feel better about this ! .... i think its a female thing .... if not ... then its definatly a dorset thing .... :D
I ran through my grading with Kylie (thats a fella!)
he makes me look sooooooo good! (and im gunna need it!) 
im first up .. which is looooovely ... (that was sarcasm btw!)
and I'll forget everything! 
.... so ... no accidents ... lots of lovely breakfalls ... and some brialliant bokken and jo work ...
sigh ....
ok ... all i gotta remember is to keep swimming huh???
lol .....
take ye care ... and watch this space!
em

*wanders off singing ... just keep spinning .....*







]]></body>
	<date>10-21-2005</date>
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<blogEntry id="2182">
	<title><![CDATA[Dory gets a Bokken!!!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[in the immortal words of PeterR .... "and the aikido world shudders!"

hey ,,,, Ive been here 5 months now!!! .... 
and how much does holding that make you wanna say 
"luke ..... i am ur father!"
hehehehe ahhhh man ... it rocked!!!
but im in pain! ..... much much much pain .... my back hurts .... apparently its new muscles being used!
but i hurt ....much to the delight of some chatters! ... lol who know who they are! 
SADISTS .... THE LOT OF YA!!!
so ... i think im picking it up quickly ... im sure my form is sloppy .... but i was concentraing on not making booooosh noises and acting all darth vader-ish!
(i cannot explain just how much that took outta me!)

ok ... so did some bokken work .... and ran through my grading techniques .... which is all good ....
did the jo throw ... and i think im doing ok ...
(more nervous about do in the techniques in front of people rather than the techniques themsleves!!!)
madness!
Im shattered ... my body aches and my brain has died .... (no comments needed there thankyou!!!)
anyways 
gotta run ...
take ye care
em x

]]></body>
	<date>10-12-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2157">
	<title><![CDATA[Another Dory Day]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[well all is going well .....
I have recovered from day of shame... and back doing my grading stuff ... somink like 20 days to go!!!!!
OOOOoooooooooooo
I know!
so I have my grading techinque of own choice .... sawari wasa Gyakyu katate dori Yonkyo its quite fun!!!
other than that no real news to report ....
I feel its quite a let down!
.... need some more comedy accidents ,,, admitt it ... thats why you read this!!!
anyway ... take care ....
dory x

PS .... Man in black skirt .... u no frighten me!!!
]]></body>
	<date>10-05-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2127">
	<title><![CDATA[Dorys Shame]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ohhhhhh deeeeearrrrr me ...
dory is in digrace!
.... I have argued with sensei! ... (who here must from now on be referred to as his exulted royal benevolant mericiful demi-god formally known as sensei) .....
(shusssssh I know its shameless creeping!!!)
I have been sent off the mats! 
...
ur shocked I can tell ....
I was running through the grading stuff with a lovely young lad (we wont use his name ... its unfair!!!)
and we're doing all right ... bearing in mind my left arm  sitll isnt very strong and is still very painful at times! (im still on drugs!!!!!)
and it comes to the hip throw ...
now for reasons of my own I refused to be uke for this ...
and ... had heap big .... "no" session with his exulted royal benevolant mericiful demi-god formally known as sensei ....
im getting quite heated now ... and hes not looking so happy either ..... resulting in ultimatum ... and me stoming off mats!!!
I KNOW (before you say another word!) .... I KNOW!
.... so .... for those in the know  ... and of course his exulted royal benevolant mericiful demi-god formally known as sensei  ... I apologise! ... and Im sorry ....
But on lighter note ... managed did said technique in the end!
ANNNNND .....
his exulted royal benevolant mericiful demi-god formally known as sensei has kindly added a beautiful bruise on my wrist mapping my pressure point nicely for the other aikidoka !!!!
THANK YOUhis exulted royal benevolant mericiful demi-god formally known as sensei THANK YOU I!!!!!!!
lol 
take ye care ....
Em x]]></body>
	<date>09-28-2005</date>
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<blogEntry id="2112">
	<title><![CDATA[grading syllubus .... take two]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ok ... so ... me and sensei ....
staring each other down on the mats .... no one else around ,.... grading syllubus .... (now the last time i went through this ... i ended up with busted shoulder ... so am a little reluctant)

ok ... i run through all the pins fine .... 
my throws need some more ... finess to them ...
and well ... my jo and bokken stuff leave a lot tobe desired! ...
so ... the question is .... come october .... will i grade????
<watch this space dory fans!>
anyways ... im off!
take ye care!
em x
]]></body>
	<date>09-21-2005</date>
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<blogEntry id="2106">
	<title><![CDATA[Dory gets floored!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ohhhhh miiiiii god!
im beyonde tireed now ...
was full of energy when I left work this morning .... (night shifts ya know)
so bounded up to the dojo in HIGH spirits ... only to be greeted with breakfalling .... Ikkyo ... and nikkyo ....
(dontcha love sensei!)
Then ..... pressure points! .... just on me ....
and have you ever been pinned to floor by hand wiv a big toe???
have you ??? HUH??? HUH??? HUH???
weirdness isnt the word!
just take it from me ..... 
 so take ye care .... and speak laters!
Em
x 
(aka DORYYYYYYY)
]]></body>
	<date>09-19-2005</date>
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<blogEntry id="2102">
	<title><![CDATA[The Day Dory Came to Play!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[muuhwhwhahahahahahahahahaha .... Today I got to kick junior butt!
lmao ....( Im well 'Ard!)
bless their little cottons and looks of absolute terror ....
so theres the senior and junior class .... sensei has just finished taking us through warm ups .... looks around and says .... "Dory .... (as that is what he always calls me) ... You take the juniors through their grading syllubus ...." 
ohhhh the looks on these 11 yr old faces .... (especially as I know their parents!)
Im watchin many a fiiiiine Ikkyo ... fabulous ... then I get a shout 
"Dory .... Grab my wrist!" ....
who am i to resist ... charging across dojo ... towards senseis out stretched arm ... 
wallop ... Ikkyo ....
"but ... if dory gets up .... you can change them ... dory grab my wrist"
(me groaning!)
wallop ... wince ... ikkyo .... nikkyo .... sankyo ... yonkyo ... gokyo .... 
ohhhhh the immense pain ... of droppping to knee ... getting up ... tiptoes ... back to floor! ....
then ... just to show off ... nikkyo with bokken (I confess I dont know if theres a more technical term for that!) ....
and thats just plain WRONG!!!! 
the juniors loved it though .... little monkeys!
so an uneventful but cool evening class ..... hurahh!!!!
take ye care ....
The One The Only UKEDORY!!!
(aka Em x)
;) :P
]]></body>
	<date>09-16-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2093">
	<title><![CDATA[Sensei Baiting]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ok ... i was right .... jennie is trouble ... the girl is a wafer .... i mean ... i call her twiggy .... grabbing her wrist makes my stomach twist .... its like grabbing a chicken leg ..... lol 
so NIKKYO ... (no i havent missed it that much at all!) ... 
and Jennie shows a new sadistic tendancy .... it appears she has a natural "gift" .... to really wallop nikko on ... drop to ur knee! ... i nearly dropped through the floor! ..... i tell ya tapping out wasnt the word! ..... so if my writhing agony wasnt enough .... she THEN said ... 
"ohhhhh could you show me that again ..... just so I know what I'm doing!"
sensei was more than happy to oblige ..... and ukedory (me) ... wanted to cry ..... yes ... i admitt it ...
BUT I shall have my revenge .... mwahahahahahahha ... 
seriously though ... im loving being back on the mats ... and i have missed it ...
but not as much as you've missed my diary!
take ye care my luvvers!
em (aka dory) xxx]]></body>
	<date>09-12-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2092">
	<title><![CDATA[that old familiar pain!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ohhhh the joy .... the sheer rapture at feeling the mats beneath my .... face! .... lol ..... 
ohhh how much i have missed the wonderful amazing agony ... blessed be the art of aikido forever ....
ok enough ranting .. on with the honesty ....
IKKYO .... something nice and simple as my left shoulder is still not up to par ... so slow going today ...
took a friend .... i have a feeling Jennie will be trouble for me!
Sensei has missed me .... i can tell ... the familiar "roll" of the eyes told me all i needed to know! (which is that he has been LOVING the time off from my totally blonde moments)]]></body>
	<date>09-12-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2034">
	<title><![CDATA[Dorys D'OH]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[OUCHHHHHHH you will never know the agony I am in .... ohhhh the pain ....
better start at the begining ....
okay ... Monday ... went to dojo in FANTASTIC mood ... all set to do the breakfalls and not wuss out of any of them .... 
so theres me ...
Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo, Gokyo, .... (Im on FIRE!!!!! ... for me at least) .... 
on to the throws ...
Shihonage ..... (forwards and back ..)
Tenchinage ... (still doing well)
Iriminage ....(am still ok)
Kaitenage .... 
ohhhhhhhh dear ...... over she goes and .... lands on her shoulder with a sickening crunch .... 
sits up .... and THEN nearly cries .... (I am a complete baby when it comes to pain!)
Sensei takes me to hospital ... and I discover I have Muscular Strain .... in all my active muscles in my shoulder ... 
So Im not doing Aikido for at LEAST two weeks .... whilst my body attempts to heal ... and Im wearing a sling ... YEAY!
you try getting the housework done one handed ... its noooo easy feat!
so Good news ... No permenant damage ... Bad news ... (im scared of breakfalling again now!" ....)
lol ....
I'll keep you posted on my progress .... as soon as I come down from my pain killer high!
lol
take ye care 
Dory / em x]]></body>
	<date>08-16-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="2019">
	<title><![CDATA[dorys endless suffering]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ok ... so I forgot to update you ... but hey needles to say I suffered! .... and again with the suffering today .... why is it you have a few days off and then when you return to it you feel like you've been put through and blender??? ... or is that just me? ...
.... well .... running through the pins again ... so not a vicious day today .... 
AND ,,, have cracked the left breakfall too! .... (I know ... your impressed!) .... so thats all my amazing gossip ... 
catch up with me again ... same dory time ... same dory website! .... 
take ye care my luvvers!
em x]]></body>
	<date>08-10-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1998">
	<title><![CDATA[Dory Missed A Day]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ohhhh dear people.... missed a training session today .... and have to make up for it in the morning... which would be fine ... if I wasnt working all night... yeay and lucky lucky me .... so watch this space for an appauling tired entry! ..
shall let you know in the morning!
ps ... Never give sensei your telephone number .. then you wont get these phone calls asking when you'll next be training!
]]></body>
	<date>08-02-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1997">
	<title><![CDATA[Uke Dory!!!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[Does anyone remember the Resusi-Annies??? well ... we have decided that I have become a Uke-Dory!!!
Yes .... I am Senseis play thing!!!! He keeps feeding me to the juniors! ..... 
there seems to be a skill to being a juniors Uke! .... forget anything youve ever learned and collapse at the sligtest flick of the wrist or they end up pummelling the life out of you!
Bless There Little Cotton Socks
went twice today .... Ive lost my evening virginity .... !!!
yes for an extra two hours today I was allowing a twelve yea old and a nine year old beat me!!! ... shiho nage with a twelve year old ... shudder!
but the plus side ... Ive accomplished the backwards breakfall!
HURRAH ... so a plus side today!!!
anyway ... gotta go the paramedics are waiting to put me in traction!
ttfn 
DORY x]]></body>
	<date>08-01-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1993">
	<title><![CDATA[dory gets a stick]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[wheeey hey ....
i got some training with a jo today. it was very fun ... I really enjoyed it!
I dont know any of the names .... Im just impressed that Sensei has decided that Im not completly dangerous and am allowed to handle one .... this time next month he might let me loose with a bokken!!!
little laddie junior beat me up again! .... ever had the ikkyo pin prefomed on your elbow!!!! IT BLOODY HURTS!
bless him ... (I wouldnt pick a fight with him I can tell ye !)
OH OH OH AND if my preformance today wasnt spectacular enough .. I did a left breakfall! HURRAH
well gotta go .... am taking mini me camping tomorrow ... and have yet to pack anything!
take ye care
em AKA DORY!
]]></body>
	<date>07-28-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1990">
	<title><![CDATA[A dory hangover]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[Ohhhhhh MY GOD .....
truely never .... EVER ... go to Aikido with a hangover .... (and if you do ... never make it obvious!)
.... I felt like absolute shyte .... dog pooh been reheated in a microwave doesnt even begin to describe the feelings Im having right now!
I am, however, grateful for the fact that I didnt have to endure any breakfalls today! 
today was a nikkyo day .... and was helping one of the juniors hone his technique .... nice lad .... bit heavy handed ... and my wrist feels as though It would be less painful to just cut it off ... sensei was thoughly enjoying my pain!
so there ya go ... if anyone has any fail safe ideas on how to combat hangovers ... I really am NEVER training in that state again!
take ye care 
EM x
]]></body>
	<date>07-27-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1984">
	<title><![CDATA[Another Dory Day .....]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[well people its been quite a good day in dorys world ....
(apart from sensei and his damned pin-you-through-the-shoulder-with-just-a-finger).
we did Ikkyo and its many variations ..... (not all .... but some) ... and weyyyyhey .... dory did a breakfall from shiho nage!
(your impressed I can tell) ... minimum pain was recieved today ... which made a very nice change!
shall be back tomorrow with more rubbish rantings!
take care
em x
]]></body>
	<date>07-25-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1979">
	<title><![CDATA[DORYS DIARIES; Dorys dissapointment]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[ohhhhhh dagnamit .......
i am soooooo ashamed of myself .... I was having an excellent class today .... working on my grading syllubus, completing all the pins really well ...(I remebered them) ...then .... WHAM ..... im suddenly scared to breakfall! .... shiho nage was a problem that I over came .... then kote gaeshi came along and all went to crap ... in a serious manner ..... im not moving .... sensei s even say ... 1 ... 2.... 3 .... go .... and Im still stood there ..... not moving .... GRRRRR 
Im sooooo angry with myself .... I went in  a pissy mood .... and Ive actually come out angrier than when I went in .... 
sensei had me practising doing them myslf ... and that I CAN do .... I just seem to have a problem going from a throw in to a breakfall! .... handy huh? .... so the last 45 mins we're just spent ... attempting to get a breakfall outta kote gaeshi .... IM SOOOO angry with myself ..... I may have to go back up this evening to attempt it again ....
Im really lucky because in the morning sessions its just me and sensei there most of the time .... so I get lots of 1 on 1 tutorials .... which is great .... but UTTERLY exhusting ..... so any tips on hyoe to stop this irrational and utterly annoying fear?
no?.... me niether!
ahhhh well .... back to the mats!
take ye care ... Em x]]></body>
	<date>07-21-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1978">
	<title><![CDATA[DORYS DIARY ; A Truely Dory Kinda Day!]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[First let me say .... Sensei is wonderful, a marvellous and merciful man .... whom after reading this will hopefully not inflict to much agony on me tomorrow! .... I LOVE MY SENSEI!!!!!!!!!!!!
well my luvvers all that arsekissing done with ... what to say about today!!! ... I am in pain ./... but I think Im showing some improvement! ... got ikkyo down now .... and nikkyo! .... sakyo and yokyo are improving and ive got shiho nage down to ! .... (am able to break fall outta it to!) ... awww look at me .. Im showing off! .... my wrists are Very painful today and my stomach muscles to for some daft reason! ... go figure! 
If I could just stop having BLUE moments halfway through the technique and flowed more .... (maybe Im thinking to much eh?) 
had a little to do with sensei today .... not so much an argument .... more a disagreement .... I have a few issues with strangle holds ..... (its not cuz im a nurse or anything) .... but I find that they bring some unpleasant memories to the forefront ..... so had a little fliddy about doing them! .... poor sensei ... he was trying desperatly to show me that I need to know these techniques and theres me having a hissy about doing them! .... (im exceedingly cross with myself!) .... so Ive decided that tomorrow Im going to make a concerted effort and show him that I have been paying attention and that stuff is getting through to me! .... 
the second problem Im finding is that Im slapping out rather to late! (in a bacwards breakfall) .... well ... I actually havent acheieved a proper fall in that respect .... its just that Im hitting the ground ... then slapping out to save myself! .... terrific huh? .... you gotta understand what poor sensei is up against! ,... I cringe at attacks .... put my head down and cover my head with my hands .... instead of meeting them and blending! .... ahhhhh whats a blonde to do!.... (or in my case a blue) ....
so back to the eternal problem of .... HOW DO I GET THIS DAMNED SONG OUTTA MY HEAD .... just keep swimming .....
thats all me luvvers 
till tomorrow 
em x
]]></body>
	<date>07-20-2005</date>
</blogEntry>

<blogEntry id="1958">
	<title><![CDATA[DORYS DIARY ; dory drags a frend along]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[morning peeps!
i have just return from the dojo... in the usual amount of pain and discomfort, onli this time my friend becky was dragged along with me under promises of ..."it doesnt hurt that much" .... and ...."its amazing how much better you feel afterwards" .... so here we are ... slouched on my sofa .... sweating prefusly and groaning in agony with each movement! .... we did a basic nikkyo (please forgive my appauling spelling!!!) ... hurrah! .... followed by breakfalling again ... i keep chickening out at the last minute and I think Im starting to infuriate sensei! ... hes being great and is really patient! butr im doing my own head in .... I have no problem chucking myself around ... but the minute its actually incorporated in to a throw I get all girlie and resist! ... daft I know ... but hey ... if it was logical this blog wouldnt be called dorys diary now would it! ...
so my mate says shes feeeling ok ... im knackered and have a whole night at work to go yet! ... oh the humanity! 
till next time 
take ye care 
em (aka DORY!) ]]></body>
	<date>07-13-2005</date>
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	<title><![CDATA[DORYS DIARY]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[urghhhhh ... today got very hot and sweaty and still had me clothes on! ... yeayyyyyy breakfall training! Hurrahhh ...
I have bruises in places that I'd either forgotton / didnt know actually existed! .... Im not a small girl me ... (well Im short ... but a little on the obeise side of healthy!) .... and I got given the opportunity to throw myself around the mats.
So after a few false starts and a bit of cheating (ie rolly polly with both hands) I was actually getting the hang of it .... up until I tried breakfalling from an actual throw! ... BUT in all fairness sensei was getting a little carried away (in my opinion .. anyway) ... and was full on throwing me ... then Id do soming daft like land on me head .... and be back to square one throwing my self around the mats! ... (then mall music would kick in ..) and Id find sensei grabbing my wrist and Id be falling inelegantly baxk towards the mats ... curse my blue colouring! hes (sensei) telling me that hes going to get t-shirts printed saying things like "Ive done it with dory!" ... and "dorys dojo" ... I give up I tell u ! ... nahhhh am addicted ... totally ... 
weell thats all for today my luvvers! ... take ye care
DORY!]]></body>
	<date>07-11-2005</date>
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	<title><![CDATA[dorys diary again]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[well ... have had four days off and went back to class yesterday ... onli to hear the terrifying words ... "well em what dya remember?" .... oh heck! ... i have noooo idea .... im sure we did some painful stuff involving wrists and what each mat is called ... (ive decided to name them ... as I spend so much time face down on top of them I dont wannna be rude! .... ) so I spent the morning visiting fred, george and gertie! .... lol ... have to say im loving it ... up till a bad landing and sprained wrist ... so am off for a little while longer! .... never mind ... im loving the relaxing bit ...eating minstrels and generally getting fat! ... hurrah!
anyway .... till next time! ...
just keep swimming
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	<date>07-06-2005</date>
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	<title><![CDATA[just keep spinning ...]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[today ... i am knackered .... lesson 5 ... and have been given the (already in use by my friends) nickname DORY ... so welcome to DORY'S DIARY. ... today sensai decided that nothing feels quite as good as playing "how-many-times-can-dory-eat-the-mat" ... i pay to eat blue foam!!! ...
im shattered ,, but feel good for it ... I really needed that training session today .. i had the most foul mood on this morning ... couple of hour of throwing/being thrown later ... im too exhusted too even look cross let alone actually carry off being angry.  an hour later ... im at home ... having lushious shower and totally destressed .. now if onli I can get that song outta my head...
just keep swimming ... dum de doo doo .....
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	<date>06-29-2005</date>
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