yoyoyo ppls, how's life?

today's a pretty good day, i've had the last day of my beatbox module, and i can could beatbox! well, at least the simplest of beats for like a minute or so. which isnt too bad, considering how i've gone for 3/4 lessons. ONE DAY, i'll master and perfect the art of beatboxing and beatbox for fun =) (wait long long)

many people believes that beatboxing is some natural talent that special people possess since birth (like psychic power), that is however definitely not true, because many people become pro beatboxers through years of practising to get those perfect sounds, one living example would be our beatbox instructor beatboxer Stitch, or actual name Charles Wong, he's the number one or two beatboxer in singapore. and he's cool, and nice, and easy to approach. and another one would be the future me, long long time down the road =)

okay so yesterday, i went for muay thai. it sucked though, i was damn tired from the day of school, so i went there and almost got killed. not by my opponent (there werent sparring sessions yesterday), but by the pad work. my fitness totally sucks, and i was struggling for air since about 45 mins into the training.

Conclusions:
1. School is tiring.
2. I need to train my fitness (after eoys)

and i almost forgot to mention, i went for muay thai yesterday instead of saturday because i've got a rugby game tomorrow. for the rugby club wanderers. It's like a U23 game, so... let's hope i dont break my neck it's fun!


anyway, i am actually considering going pro for muay thai as a competitive sport next year, it's pretty cool, getting into legalised fights to knock someone out, and train my body to the max. Muay thai is really good as it develops superb cardio-vascular endurance with a cool fighting style, eventually i hope to move into mixed martial arts, which is more freestyle, involving grapple and submission moves, which are definitely much more interesting, and challenging.



and i need to watch my weight.

Weight divisions

Category	Weight (up to)
Super Heavyweight	209 lb+ (95 kg+)
Heavyweight	190 lb+ (86 kg+)
Cruiserweight	190 lb (86 kg)
Light Heavyweight	175 lb (79 kg)
Super Middleweight	168 lb (76 kg)
Middleweight	160 lb (73 kg)
Junior Middleweight	154 lb (70 kg)
Welterweight	147 lb (67 kg)
Junior Welterweight	140 lb (64 kg)
Lightweight	135 lb (61 kg)
Junior Lightweight	130 lb (59 kg)
Featherweight	126 lb (57 kg)
Junior Featherweight	122 lb (55 kg)
Bantamweight	118 lb (54 kg)
Junior Bantamweight	115 lb (52 kg)
Flyweight	112 lb (51 kg)
Junior Flyweight	108 lb (49 kg)
Mini Flyweight	105 lb (48 kg)

i hope to stay in the junior middleweight or middleweight category, so even if i lose, i wont get killed by the super strong and muscular guys. and truthfully speaking, i was very much inspired to pick up fighting as a sport from the movie never backdown. Go check it out =) cool stuff.

And here's how you actually score in muay thai and some rules:

Scoring

The standard scoring practice is as follows :

A: A strike either by a punch, kick, knee or elbow.

1. Scoring from a strike:

1.1. Points will be awarded for a correct Thai Boxing style, combined with hard and accurate strikes.

1.2. Points will be awarded for aggressive and dominating Muay Thai skill.

1.3. Points will be awarded for a fighter actively dominating his opponent.

1.4. Points will be awarded for the use of a traditional Thai style of defense and counter-attack.

1.5. Points will be deducted from a boxer who fouls or breaks the rules.

2. Non scoring strikes:

2.1. A strike which is against the rules.

2.2. A strike in defense against the leg or arm of an opponent.

2.3. A weak strike.

B. Fouls.

1. The judges will deduct points for any foul as directed by the referee.

2. Any foul observed by the judges but not by the referee, will be penalized accordingly.

C. Method Of Scoring

1. The maximum score for each round is 10 points, the loser scoring either 9, 8 or 7.

2. A drawn round will be scored as 10 points for both boxers.

3. The winner and loser in an indecisive round, will score 10:9 respectively.

4. The winner and loser in a decisive round will score 10:8 respectively.

5. The winner and loser in an indecisive round with a single count, will score 10:8 respectively.

6. The winner and loser in a decisive round with a single count, will score 10:7 respectively.

7. The boxer scoring 2 counts against his opponent will score 10:7.

8. Any boxer who commits a foul will have points deducted from his score.

[edit] Fouls

18.1. Biting, eye gouging, spitting, or head butting.

18.2. Wrestling, back or arm locks or any similar judo or wrestling hold.

18.3. Deliberately falling on his opponent.

18.4. Holding the ropes for any reason.

18.5. Swearing or the use of abusive language during the match.

18.6. Knocking out or injuring his opponent after the referee has ordered the match to stop for any reason.

18.7. Deliberately striking the groin area.

To be penalized by the deduction of 1 point for each time committed.

A boxer who has been hit in the groin may request a 5 minute break before continuing the match.

[edit] Medical Inspection

22.1 All boxers will be certified by the doctor prior to the start of any fight and must not be suffering from any sickness or exhibit any prohibited symptom or disease, as specified in the medical manual of the Council.

22.2 Any boxer due to fight in a foreign country, will be physically examined by a doctor appointed by the Council Committee. He must also conform to the medical regulations of that country.

[edit] Procedure After Knock Out or Technical Knock Out

23.1 If a boxer is knocked unconscious or injured, only the doctor and the referee are allowed in the ring. Any others may only enter at the doctor's discretion.

23.2 A boxer losing by a K.O. or T.K.O. will be immediately treated and undergo a physical examination by the doctor.

23.3 Recovery Period - After a match, a boxer is required to rest for a minimum of 21 days prior to fighting again, with the following exceptions:

23.3.1. A winner in the first round is required to rest a minimum of 7 days prior to his next fight.

23.3.2. The winner in the third round is required to rest a minimum of 14 days prior to his next fight.

23.3.3. A boxer losing by T.K.O. or K.O. must rest for a minimum of 30 days prior to his next fight.

23.3.4. A boxer specified under Items 23.3.1 - 23.3.3, must be examined by the doctor at the end of each fight, who will then specify his rest period.

All above info are from wikipedia.

and lastly, something weird happened yesterday. i found a silver ring in my sports shorts pocket right before the muay thai training, and it looks like this:

(taken the chance to show off my photography skill with a 12 megapixel cam^^)

it is weird because i do not remember having such a ring ever before and i have NO IDEA where it came from. it is even weirder that it happens to be in the pair of sports shorts i wear only to muay thai and tennis every week. So if this ring belongs to anyone, kindly enlighten me and i'll return it to you, might have accidentally taken it somehow, or if this is some suprise gift you sneakily placed into my pocket, at least let me know who you are =) OR if you have given me this ring some time back, i am really sorry that i forgot about it, just remind me again when you gave it to me.

oh and it's a nice ring that fits exactly into my finger, yet i am certain that i didnt buy it, miraculous appearance of a mysterious ring, maybe it has magical powers, you never know right? i'll try to figure that out. =)

okay that's the end, i'll go study now.

countdown to first paper of eoys: 14 days.