Extended pearoast - The Naked Kick-boxer
I mentioned this before as a reply to someone's post but the story could probably survive a dusting off and adding to.

YMCA Central has a big area in the middle where people can do all sorts of things. There are all sorts of machines around the outside but, when there are no classes in the main hall, you can often find people juggling, skipping or, in this case, practising kick-boxing.

This guy was kicking a pad that someone was holding for him. He was pretty good. I mean, I don't know, I've never kick-boxed in my entire life, but he was managing to kick the pad every time and didn't look all that knackered for the experience.

I kept an eye on him from the various machines I was using. He was difficult to ignore as eye kick was accompanied by very vocal hissing and puffing. Eventually he blended into the backgound and I got on with my session.

Some time later, I went for a shower only to find Mr Kick-boxer in the changing rooms practising against his reflection in the mirror. I don't think anyone was too bothered by that. He was obviously hyped up from his training and needed to let off his aggression.

It raised a few eyebrows that he was kick-boxing with his reflection while completely and utterly naked.
(BearWithLittleBrain, Fri 10 Jul 2009, 12:39, Reply)