FEELING NO PAIN..

So work is back in session but my mind is fully on training. Wrestled pretty hard this week, my ears are a little sore which probably means my technique is getting better,..either that or I'm getting mashed. Training wise, I just want to enjoy myself this year and get better,..also at teaching too.

I'm still thinking of a 2 week training trip to Tokyo later this year. Just training,..nothing else. With the cheap flights heading to Tokyo from my home town right now, it's an affordable trip to just go and train.

The photo above is of a bar in the Golden Gai bar area of Kabukicho in Shinjuku. It was a Pro-wrestling/MMA/cult movie bar that fit 7 people MAX!! there was 4 of us in there and it was tight.

To Be Continued,..

 - Juggs

IT ALWAYS SWINGS AROUND,..

So I just got back from another trip to Tokyo. I must say since my last trip, when I noticed a decline in MMA visually and just in general, it seems to be on the up again. Since the demise of PRIDE, which meant no MMA on tv in Japan, which meant no major sponsors, things looked grim in Japan for MMA. But,..since the emergence of DREAM and SENGOKU, things are definitely heading back up to the top for Japanese MMA. And that's a great thing..

I went to Suidobashi, as usual, and noticed that 2 of my favourite stores, Battle Royal and Champion, weren't there. But after a brief walk around the streets some more,..I noticed that they had just moved! Great to see they hadn't gone. And,..FITNESS scared me too!,..I thought they had closed down,..but they had just opened up a new store 2 shops away and it's even better now. I spent a fucking fortune in there this trip. Bought a MOLTEN timer for the gym,..cost a stack!

Anyway,..I took photos of the stores and noted in my notebook direction to them. I guess I will have to update my MMA shop guide now..

And 5kgs of my 20kg luggage limit was MMA magazines and dvds!! Woah!

To Be Continued,..

 - Juggs