Thursday, September 18, 2008

Judo, at long last

Meine Gute!

I can barely move. I went to the new Judo club for the first time tonight. It is beyond anything I could have imagined. Every person there could rip any Judo player I've met in the States to shreds. Including me. They are all very nice and seem to be accepting of my presence, but I simply cannot keep up with them. They think and move and attack in ways totally foreign to me. They practice twice a week for an hour and a half. The instructor seems like a good man, but he can speak nearly no English, so I guess I will have to work on my German. The rest of the students (ranging from age 19 to 40-something) all speak English well. I wish they didn't. Its hard enough learning a new language, without the temptation of slipping back in to the old one hanging over you head. I thought I had endurance. These people are unbelievable. When I come back, I'll be able to lift Bill Brown over my head, while fighting Duane with only my feet. Maybe.

I know, I didn't say anything all that important or coherent to anyone but me, but I don't care. That was amazing.

Bis Bald-
Elliot P.

8 comments:

Steve said...

Sound like you will be able to beat Hog even more than you already can :)

David said...

That's sooooo cool Elliot.
You're funny.

Anonymous said...

Dude I miss you so much. That house you live in is incredible. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. Keep posting these, it's like a reality show that I can read.

Save Face

Amber said...

Ugh. Great! Now I'm going to have to start running to keep up with you. :P

Love, your unmotivated friend,
Amber

Amber said...

Oh, don't worry. You have a five page letter that will be sent out Monday.
:)

Anonymous said...

Happy you found a judo club ^^

youthpastorbill said...

hey buddy im praying for you. im also excited for you in all your new adventures. the youth group has your blog name and they are checking it out. im trying to get them to send you mail also. hope things are going well for you - we love you and miss you bro bill oboyle

youthpastorbill said...

Hey do you have an email adress that i can write to? i know some of the guys want to contact you but dont always want to work to do so lol.