my housemate can beat up your housemate

Housemate L, not to be confused with a previously mentioned L (why can't there be more people with U,X,Q, & Z for their first initials in my life?) does Poekelan, an Indonesian martial art. She tested last night for her green sash.

I watched for 30 minutes of her 6 hour test & was amazed. The main part that I watched involved each person testing (there were 6 I think) fighting one person. This was all happening simultaneously in a not too big space. So much kicking, punching, slapping, rolling about on the ground. Like a low budget live action Hero happening inches from me. And most amazingly, the jabs, kicks, etc. didn't do serious damage & sparring couples never collided into each other. Housemate L says that only one person left with a black eye.

Housemate L now has a green sash. I will no longer get annoyed when she reminds me clean up the tea I spill on the counter - she ruins her white bread toast in it on occasion. . . she could totally take me.