Wishing everyone a prosperous new year 2015!!!! I have been away from my blog for some time as I was occupied with my Masters thesis completion and also my recent job change. I work in KLCC now and is further than my previous workplace and I do come home late but it has never hindered me in practicing Silambam and working out. My day isn't complete without these routines.
I am currently training very diligently on my yellow belt syllabus which consist the following elements.
I am currently training very diligently on my yellow belt syllabus which consist the following elements.
- Pathadi Ondru
- Pathadi Rendu
- Pathadi Moonu
- Pathadi Naalu
- Illuthukattu
Each of these a performed in four sides (north, east, south, west), clockwise and counter clockwise which forms a pattern. Performing each of these requires plenty of stamina and I consider these as my cardio exercise as these gets my heart pumped up. I perform all these before my workout sessions as they are more interesting than the conventional jogging which is monotonous and boring. I am also practicing this as the next grading will be held in February 2015 in which I will be awarded the orange belt once I have passed. I am also giving equal attention to my workout routines which involves a lot of weight training as it complements to my agility and strength in Silambam. My workouts are focused on lightweights and heavy repetitions with very minimal rest period as I do not want to increase my body mass which will degrade my speed and agility in Silambam.
I will be publishing another posts which describes the syllabus above in detail very soon. Again, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year and also wishing the all of you the very best in 2015.
