Throwing, Kick-Axe Style

People often ask me what massage therapists do to manage their own stress.

I usually respond with the following list:

• breath work
• meditate
• practice yoga
• go for a walk in the woods
• read

Theses are all activities that most people can easily understand. It’s what they expect me to say and do, so I accommodate them to help them feel comfortable and not shocked.

It’s just easier.

Easier, than trying to explain why I would find relief hurling a sharp object over my head (with some speed) at a wooden target. All while listening to loud hard rock music.

Exhibit a:

(Posted to YouTube by technologicalsound on January 19, 2009.)

( I may have a few anger management issues.)

Years of trying to help others learn how to relax their anal rings while listening to bleating whale moaning, in a dark room, without windows or much conversation will do that to a person.

I also use cannabis.

Everyday. For the general comfort of others.

You get the point. Lolz!

Axe throwing was just something that I always wanted to try my hand(s) at.

So, I did.

Today I learned that:

• I can actually hit the target at the regulation distance of 12 feet.

• I prefer using 2 hands as opposed to throwing with one.

• There’s a lady’s league and there’s also a mixed league.

• There’s two main associations governing the sport of Axe Throwing in North America. The WATL (World Axe Throwing League) and the NATF (National Axe Throwing Federation).

• In competition, men and women compete against each other.

• There’s a World Competition for Axe Throwing which is held in the middle of December.

• And that, the third one was just held in Chicago IL, USA. A man (from Denver Colorado) named Benjamin Edgington won the title. He also won a $5,000 prize-purse and the whole event was covered on EPSN.

No kidding. The sport is that organized.

After a quick, but thorough lesson, given by Austin from Axes and Allies (http://axesandallies.ca/) I practiced throwing for an hour.

This was my last throw:

(Posted to my YouTube Channel on January 13, 2019).

Of course, in slow motion.

I zoned right out. It was fantastic.

Look out World’s because I’ve got a year to practice.