Pawel's journal - be strong, LIVESTRONG

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 11 Oct 2005 05:02

dil_strz wrote: If progress is the most important thing for you, you're on the wrong way, better do something about it.

Sorry. But I disagree. Progress is the most important thing, and I don't think I should try to change it... Development = life.
I have to get better all the time. I have to improve my personality, mind, skills. Every single step ahead is important. It doesn't matter how small it is. It's just like it has to be there.
I chose to live this way and I'm happy with it.

And who said that footbag makes me unhappy? I'm just not contented with with the progress I do currently. Yeah, practicing routine makes me unhappy, so I don't practice it.

I wanted to shred today too. So I started. I was playing for 40 minutes, when my mum come back earlier from her job, because she had a free hour so she bought something and bring it home. And she found out about me shreding when I'm ill

She was mad at me.

I feel bad now, because my mother is disappointed with what I was doing

And the other thing is that the session was going to be quite good.

I wanna shred...

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 17 Oct 2005 12:18

I put out new vid. Check vide section.

I'm not proud of it... anyway... some new stuff in compare to the previous one, so maybe you wanna see it.

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 19 Oct 2005 10:07

I made some session in my room today.

It lasted for 2,5 hours.

I was drilling Pixi, mainly. I see some huge progress on the set on flipside. Now it's much more comfortable to hit flipside Pixie out of some move.

Some numbers:
16 x PLO
6 contacts of PLO > Smear (starting with strong Pixie set Legover)

And not numbers:
Pdx Mirage > muted Pixie Clipper [rpt]
Pdx Illusion > muted Pixie Clipper [rpt]

And after drilling pixie I wanted to hit a few Grifters on both sides to stay in touch with this move.

Hit 10 both sides, and then wanted to hit it BSOS, without succes

But then I hit:
- flipside clip set Grifter - I've never hit it before.

And that's all.

Greats.

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 23 Oct 2005 06:54

Hey,

I finally solved problems with my editing software, so I could capture some footage.

I made this short clip.

These are highlights from my session on the 13th of october.

http://www.tkk.pl/~ptaku/ptaku131005.avi

about 2 minutes long.

And keep in mind that I was ill then... and I still am.

Later,
Pawel

setman · Post by **setman** » 23 Oct 2005 07:15

hit something with stepping after grifter. the reaction after you've hit vortex was nice, props on that move.

pawel · Post by **pawel** » 23 Oct 2005 09:33

Grifters are cool.
Vortex is wonderful.
About 35 guiltess contacts is great result.
Props !
Pozdro
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 25 Oct 2005 07:08

Todays session was dedicated for Pixie set again.

I drilled hard.

I hit
- 13 contacts of PLO > Smear [rpt]
- new drills with Pixie after Pickup like - Pixie ss Pickup > Pixie ss Illusion
smudge > Pixie Pickup
- new drills with more Illusions Smudge > Pixie ss Mirage and similar.
- I ducked my flipside Pixie and hit Pixie Ducking Clipper
- and then I hit flipside Phoenix for the first time

After all this pixie drilling I wanted to work on Grifters, to stay in touch with this move. Progress is sooo noticeable, so I'm happy.
I hit flipside Paradox Grifter.

It really pays off to focus on one concept on one session. This was 2nd Pixie session in a row, and improvement is so big ;] I plan to do one or two more.

Later,
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 26 Oct 2005 08:59

Wow... Had a session today. My legs felt so tired. I wanted to drill pixie again. I did it little bit, but some muscles that works when doing pixie were so tired that I could no more. The consistency on set was up, but the height went down. I'm sure it was because of sore muscles, so I expect some super high pixie sets after yesterdays break ;]

Then I worked on flipside Torque a lot. Woot! I got so better! I were hitting like 5 to handcatch in a row. I'm starting to love Torques. Actually .. I always loved them, but no I can do them.

Then of course Griters, as always. These are better too! They start to feel comfortable both sides. Flipside is catching the strongside so fast. They will be very run usable soon, I think.

I was bringing back how to do Rev-ups too! After this quads injury I had back in the September I stoped doing them completly, and then forgot about them. They felt awkward at first. But I think I should get comfortable with them again.

Ok... that's all folks.

Later,
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 28 Oct 2005 08:02

Had a kick today.

First I drilled pixie again. Then were practicing flip pixie to ducking. I hit flipside Phoenix so many times today. And I hit Phoenix BSOS! Yeah! And to end the run with Phoenix's I footed Blurriest. It's a pitty that I didn't catch it. I should, I could. Wasn't focused enough.

Then I hit Matador midstring (first time hit good Nuclear set after Butterfly). and almost BSOS.

And then I worked hard on Torques and Grifters. I feel improvement on both.

Later,
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 29 Oct 2005 08:25

No shred today. But I knew that there won't be one.

I think I will have to life without playing footbag until at least Thursday. It sucks.

I was learning maths all day.

Later,
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 31 Oct 2005 02:02

I want to SHRED!

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 04 Nov 2005 05:37

Live is beautiful... I love live!

Today I'm almost the happiest man in the world ...

And it's the first time in a really long time, when it's not because of footbag, or whatever related to it or generally sport...

And the funniest thing is that it's because of someone who made me the most unhappy man in the world once...

World is weird...

Btw. I did a little kick yesterday... Nothing serious. Just wanted to move my body a little bit...

Eh... No words to describe how happy I'm... I haven't experienced this kind of happines in a long time...

Love ya all,
Pawel ptaku ptasznik ptaszkowski.

Cod · Post by **Cod** » 04 Nov 2005 09:53

Congratulations dude!

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 06 Nov 2005 03:06

Had a practice session yesterday.

Worked a bit on pixie again.

On strongside I can hit a Cod-like small pixie set, to nice height ;]

On flipside my Pixie after Pdx Mirage feels better than from hand-toss.

I hit:

- Pixie Paradon BSOS
- Pixie Eggbeater
- Pixie ss Clipper > Diving Clipper > Merkon > Paradon BSOS - small stylie, genuine combo. I like it...
- Pixie moves after DLO bs, and run with DLO > Dimwalk BSOS (both midstring), Ripwalk, Symp Whirl - was nice
- Pixie after Eggbeater on strongside
- about 30-something guiltless run - easy, but felt controlled, and calm...
- and Pixie Grifter (out-dated challenge from Anssi)... hit it with flipside Grifter though... It looks like I have problems with setting the bag in right place with my flip pixie for this move...

And that's probably all...

The day before I made a little strenght workout for my chest and biceps', and because of biceps training, I can't straighten my left hand - it's so sore because of too much lactic acids in the muscle... Yesterday it seemed that I won't have such problems... It wasn't so sore... I will take some anit-inflammatory pils, and this hand should be usable ;]

Later,
Pawel...

Cod · Post by **Cod** » 06 Nov 2005 05:44

ptaku wrote:a Cod-like small pixie set

What does it mean?

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 07 Nov 2005 12:52

Todays session could be good, but it wasn't... I didn't hit anything interesting, and I didn't hit any of my goals for today.

Tricks felt easy enough to do all of them but... I failed

I wasn't focused enough, I think.

Though some tricks that were hard, are a lot easier now... It's good sign. especially when I mean tricks, which I haven't practiced lately...

Greets,
Pawel

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 10 Nov 2005 07:18

Yesterday's session results:
- Torque BSOS
- a lot of work on Phoenix - both sides
- Flipside Phoenix Midstring
- Rev-up > Flail midstring and bs... almost forgott about this link...

That's all ...

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 11 Nov 2005 10:33

Yesterday I had a .... long ... (the only word I found to describe it) ... session... It lasted for 4 hours. I started shreding at 8:30 pm, and stoped 30 minutes after midnight.

I couldn't do long strings. So I decided to work on single moves. Drilled a little bit Pixie, Double Downs, DLO's, Torques, Drifters, and other things.

Hit 5xSmear on flipside.
Strongisde DLO felt pretty confident.
Both Drifers felt pretty good, though I'm not practicing it a lot.

I wanted to hit clean Flux really bad, and I did it!

I hit clean:
- Toe Flux
- flipside Toe Flux ;]

And... here you have both on video:
http://www.tkk.pl/~ptaku/fbvids/sFlux.avi
http://www.tkk.pl/~ptaku/fbvids/fFlux.avi

And extra from one of the previous session: http://www.tkk.pl/~ptaku/fbvids/pixiegrifter.avi

Feel free to comment, if you like.

Later,
Pawel

setman · Post by **setman** » 11 Nov 2005 11:24

Pixie Drifter looks good and clean. I don't like the osis in flux, it's wierd.

i challenge you to hit fairy grifter !

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 12 Nov 2005 11:37

Todays session was all about hiting challenges from Ners ;]

I hit:
- Drifter > Torque BS
- Grifter > Torque BS
- Drifter > DLO > Dimwalk [rpt]
- Atomsmasher > Legbeater BS (I'm pretty sure I've hit it before)
- Toe Blur BS (on one side I hit it a long time ago ...)
- Paradox Flail > Toe Whirl [rpt]
- Symp Whirl > Drifter BS

These were challenges from Ners. Except those I hit:
- Stepping LO > Parkwalk [rpt]
- Dimwalk > Stepping ss LO

I like footbag...

BTW... My Footbag is DYING! NOO !!!

Who killed my Ilja Bag! You did! You did!
Oh no! It wasn't me, at all...

What should I do? I don't think I've got money for new bag, especially for Ilja Bag. Maybe I will buy some FistFucker (FootFighter)... But I don't know if I will have enough money to go to Zocha Jam, and buy new bag... Maybe I will go to Zocha Jam, and won't compete, so i will have money for new bag...?? But I still don't know if I would have money ... New bag is cheaper than competing... If I compete, I will have to pay players fee, and IFPA...

I'm confused a little bit...

Life is cool...

Later,
Pawel

Ps. Ners is silly sometimes... He is asked me to hit Symp Barrage, though my regular Barrages aren't even clean... Or Whirling Swirl though I suck on Whirls and Swirls... And he gives so many challengers, that I would have to shred all day to hit all of them...

Just wanted to warn you.