Training was actually lame, but it was time to visit Tiwat

I did my 9th day of upperbody pull muscles.

Andres mentioned last time that he would give us a "break" from Capoeira today by having us train Muay Thai. So I brought my gloves. Then we found out the REAL reason for our "break:" He has a tournament in Japan and needs to get ready. Class today: Slim, Marko, Andres' dog Naya, Brazilian Jesse, and Mexican Jesse (1st time seeing this Jesse in months).

Only combo drilled: Left jab, right cross, left uppercut, right cross, left body hook, left face hook.

My roundhouses killed Slim's leg, who was my partner holding the pad for me against his leg.

Then it was time to spar. The rules were supposed to be: 1) no shots to the face or balls. 2) Any kicks allowed, but be careful not to give your back.

I went up against Brazilian Jesse, started throwing piston kicks ... And Andres called time out to tell me not to throw piston kicks! What the fucking fuck? Then I went against Mexican Jesse. I basically absorbed everything and kept coming at him.

ANDRES: (At Jesse) I think you're gonna have to throw those kicks harder for him (me) to respect them.

Oh yeah, I accidentally got kicked in the balls by each of them (even though Mexican Jesse tried to make a case each time that their kicks missed my balls enough).

ANDRES: If someone kicks him (me) in the balls again, you're getting 30 pushups. Look at him. He's a handsome guy. He needs to be able to make handsome children.

I finished strong by clinching with Jesse and throwing knees.

Then it was time to visit Tiwat for the 1st time, who is now on house arrest.

RYAN: (On the phone) Can you prepare an ice pack for me?
TIWAT: What happened?
RYAN: I took a bunch of Muay Thai kicks to the thigh.

• It turns out there are politics in prison.
• Tiwat had to hang out with those of African descent because they were collectively characterized as "other" (in terms of race).
• The guards loved watching prisoners fight, so they usually instigated the fights.
• Tiwat made friends with an ex-Yakuza member who was in there for eight years for knocking out a cop, but has since been released.