Alaia Masuda's Blog (37)

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

Lately, I've just been lethargic about everything...but training. Sure. this has its pros and cons. I haven't gotten injured again, I've been able to go almost 100%, I'm improving my game. But, with more focus going into training, I've been less and less focused on my school work. Although my grades are great, they're still not the best that I could do. I'm content with them but since they're not expressing my full potential, I feel…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

All I've been thinking about recently is how its only a couple months more until summer vacation.. until I get to breath.. until I get to be free. Everything is just piling up including injuries and tension with the BF, just busy busy busy. School is okay but I just wish it was over already. I want to be able to train as constant and as fully as I used to, because right now it seems like I'm cutting it short. But I have to, with so many things…

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March is somewhat hell for me this year. The trimester ends on the 13th and so teachers decided to spread our workload for the next few weeks. I've been so stressed and sleeping at most 3 hours of sleep altogether. I have crazy projects, lab reports, quizzes, and tests this month, all above my daily homework! Semi-formal is March 8th, and I hope to attend to at least get a sort of break from the work. As if the workload wasn't enough, I'm going…

Wednesday night I injured my ankle during Submission Wrestling class. Doc says I might have sprained it but it's too swollen that I might need to get an MRI to get it checked out. But I won't let this get me down. I'm KRU strong #KRUnation 

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Training: Because I have been working out a lot at school, I have been gaining a lot of muscle mass which has been replacing the fat that I've been shaving off to get down to my fight weight. I am currently 110 lbs, and my fight weight is 108.9-109. I know I will get there easy if I continue with my workout plan. At school, I have gym on Mondays and Thursdays for a whole hour at the weight room or cardio room. When I am at the weight room,…

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Training: I am determined into making a comeback, and being better than the fighter I used to be. I've signed up for a project at school (projects are basically 2-hour classes that occur every Wednesday) called Physically Fit. Basically, it is a project for those who actually care about gym class, unlike majority of teenagers in school. I push myself as if I was training at KRU, coming out of every class with Jell-O legs and noodle…

Training has been the one thing in my life that has never let me down. It changed my life and made me the person I am now. I know a lot of Martial Artists say that but for me, it kept me from spiraling downward with my life. 

Before KRU Training, I was a complete geek and with lack of better terminology, an absolute b*tch to others. Because of this, I was always teased and people would try to kick me down. I was too young to notice how badly I was emotionally…

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Training: I recently just back to training after being gone for about 7 weeks. Although my cardio was iffy, I was proud of myself for pushing myself at just the right pace, until Thursday. The warmups, including jump-roping, was very calf-intensive. Although I got through the warmups without my calves burning for another half hour afterwards like it used to, I had to sit out the rest of class because my calves felt like they were gonna fall…

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Training: Currently, I have been out of training for 5 weeks and will be out until I have a follow-up with my sports doc :( But, I have been trying to sneak in workouts here and there but school has been more than stressful the past few weeks. Although I, regret not training, the timing could not have been more perfect... My goal this month is to try to workout more at home so I don't lose my physique as well as fall back on my…

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Training: My notes are up-to-date and I am finally beginning to connect the dots with my training. I am working on flowing techniques better without over-thinking and making things come out more naturally. I find this a challenge because over the years, I've just been learning and learning and sometimes muscle memory just happens during sparring or fights.. But this isn't enough. I want to be able to actually use everything and not just a…

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Training: I have actually caught up with my training notes and I plan to keep up with my notebook from now on. While editing my notes, I realized how much is actually in my arsenal but how little I actually put to use. As everyone says, in the pressure of fighting you usually resort to about five techniques you feel comfortable with. My goals this month is to first, keep update with my training notebook but to…

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Training: A lot of interesting classes have been going on at KRU in the past month, classes that really got me thinking about all the little details I've missed in my fight game. I am slowly getting the concept of hitting first and continuing or "make 'em miss,make 'em pay" built-in. I am also beginning to see holes in my game that surprise me as to why I had never noticed them before. I am seeing my strengths and weaknesses a bit more clearly. I…

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Training: As soon as school ended, I trained as much as I could before the KRU HQ in Bergenfield was to move to Tenafly. Master Ramirez's last class was emotional for me, sitting there with my eyes closed and in my head were flashbacks from my first day all through random rank evaluations and class days that I will never forget... KRU HQ in Bergenfield was the exact place where I found myself and where I grew up. I went from a nerdy, tomboy,…

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I tell myself I am the same gold medalist I was before...I am the same Straight A student...I am the same person I was before all the stress got to me... But I am not giving up and I will fight to be above the person I used to be...

Training: My injuries are getting better yet getting worse, if that makes sense. Its better in the way that I push through it and can finish most of my workouts. Its worse in the way that once I get…

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There is about two months left of school. TWO. Honestly, I'm excited to be able to train without worrying about school and just let go, relax, and spend time with family and friends. I really do need to relax...this kind of stress is not healthy for a 15 year old :P

Grades: My grades are all pretty high right now and I have made it a goal to finish this trimester with all above A-. Typically,…

Hello everyone! If I may ask for a simple favor...

We are making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.



At the event, our team will camp out overnight and take turns walking around the track to raise money and awareness to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.



Saving lives from cancer starts one…

KRU JUNIOR FIGHT TEAM MEMBERS

The fees for NAGA are as follows:

1 person,1 division $80

1 person,2 divisions $100

2 person(s),2 divisions $160 ($80 ea)

3 person(s),2 divisions $210 ($70 ea)

4 person(s),2 divisions $240 ($60 ea)

If you contributed to the Bake Sale and I have your name down, the fees are as follows:

1 person,1 division $13.00

1 person,2 divisions $33.00

2 person(s),2 divisions $26.00…

-new month,new goal,new destiny-

With the school year inching closer and closer to the summer, I've been really excited. Yet, I've also been really stressed. I'm constantly juggling schoolwork - projects, daily homework, etc. - alongside competition team business, preparing the team for competitions, preparing myself for competitions, chores (I have a pile of clothes I have to fold in my room since Monday :3)...I still have my injuries, insomnia, allergies due to this…

Bruce Lee is a world-renowned Martial Artist, famous for all he contributed to the Arts, whether it be physical, spiritual, or mental. His quote, “Do not pray for an easy life but for the strength to endure a difficult one,” is something that pushes me on to live every day. Reading these words for the first time before competition season last year, I immediately felt connected to Bruce Lee and the fact that we are only strong if we make ourselves to be. With this, I felt invincible…

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February was a great month...especially because of President's Week, my school had a week off. I was able to get a taste of 7th and 8th grade summer, where I woke up at 12 every day, hung out with best friends, then coached/took classes until 9:00PM. <3 this is my ideal life...

After getting some R&R from school, the week after I took a week off of training. My…