Over the past month-plus I’ve not been able to regularly attend my martial arts classes. 😦  Be it being injured, sick, work, life, something has just prevented me from attending classes. Things are normalizing and I’m finally able to get back into the swing of it. Damn it feels good.

One thing I’ve been working on lately is my kicking. No, I’m not abandoning all the kicking skills from Kuk Sool, but I’m really trying to learn Muay Thai roundhouse kicks. It’s just different. Whereas a Kuk Sool roundhouse would be more of a “flick” of the lower leg from a chambered position, the Muay Thai kick is quite different and far more devastating. At this point I have a basic understanding of the mechanics, so I no longer feel clueless… just inept. 🙂  But that’s what practice is for.

What I’m learning now I so appreciate more. It’s far more alive. It’s far more useful for real empty-hand fighting.

What I need to do is find a helmet. I’ve got rather a large hat size and it’s been difficult to find a helmet that provides enough protection for free sparring. I haven’t started total free-sparring at the school yet because 1. I wanted to get a little more comfortable with the place and what’s being taught. I’m now at that point where I feel comfortable enough to go, so 2. I’m lacking equipment. It’s just been tough to find something that fits my fat head.

Key thing is that it fits, is comfortable, and provides protection. Wife has a hard enough time when I come home all bruised up all over my body. She doesn’t want to see my face getting all banged up (broken noses and cauliflower ears are not acceptable). The school obtained a ProForce Headguard with Face Cage, which would please the wife, but even the XL size was a bit tight and just didn’t fit right.

Equipment suggestions are welcome.