This month’s Cabal Fang focuses are Self-Defense vs. Weapons — with a touch of offense as well — and “The Quill” (journaling). Try to make some kind of journal entry every single day this month, even if it’s only one sentence.
Journals and Logs: Training Involution #139
- Complete this month’s log constitutional. No partner? No log? No problem! Use a dumbbell instead of a log (I chose a #30). Do not put the dumbbell down unless you’re doing an exercise that requires you to do so. Rack the dumbbell two-handed and perform Log Press (25 full), Log Squats (25), Log Hops (25 full ), Log Sit-Ups (25), Log Lunges (50), Log A-Lifts (25) and Log Curb Touches (100). See video below.
- Choose your weapon and start attacking. Choose the blunt weapon of your choice — wooden knife, walking stick, tactical pen, whatever you prefer — and set a timer for 10 mins. See how many attacks you can launch before the timer beeps. Switch hands every hundred strikes or so. I chose walking stick and completed 920 strikes.
- Star of Ishtar form 25 times. If you don’t know the form get the Cabal Fang Study Course and read up.
Robert Mitchell Jr. 
Hey Mitch,
Many thanks for the tutorial. I don’t have a log so I was wondering how I might modify the constitutional. Good thing it can be done indoors too, since we’re digging out from under about a foot of snow here in St. Louis! Feel better … ’tis the season for colds, etc. unfortunately.
You are welcome! I realized last month that I haven’t always done a good job of presenting solo alternatives, so I resolved to do better. You can’t build fraternity unless everyone can play the game, right? As to getting well, that needs to happen fast. I get sick about once every 5 years. And when I do, I’m such a big, miserable, grumpy, little baby!
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