I started the week with the little toe on my left foot being a colourful purple, blue and red. My first official Kung Fu injury. My toe rolled under my foot while doing timed spinning back kicks. I felt it but didn't think much of it at the time and kept on going with my reps and the rest of class. But by 5 pm that nite it was swollen up and acheing pretty good. Not a huge problem except when I put on my steel toed boots for work. All the guys at work just called me hopalong kung fu. Injuries are a part of life and especially in Kung Fu I imagine. So I'll just have to deal with them as they occur.
The second colour for the week was yellow. I was tested and recieved my yellow belt wedsnesday nite. I was surprised to be tested but was totally elated to receive my belt. Thanks to everyone who has helped and encouraged me. Halfway to my goal of attaining my orange belt this year. Yay.
The third colour for me this week was red, as in a red nose. Caught a head cold on friday/saturday and it just drained me. I slept alot and that has helped. Got me behind on my psuhups and situps but I know I can catch them up again no problem, just hate missing the daily stretching and eliptical workout I have being trying to make a daily habit. The fact I actually missed them is a good sign that means to me that I'm enjoying them and seeing and feeling the benefits.
Here's looking ahead to week 8 and thinking positive and knowing I'll feel better.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Time flies and its week 6
I had another awesome week physically, I got my green stripe for center and I'm very happy about that. It is one of the things I have been working on alot and its nice to have it confirmed that I'm improving. During wednesdays class we did escapes and locks and I really made some progress there. I was partnered with one of the Sihings(I have to make a true effort to relearn his name and remember it) and he didn't allow me to cheat or do any half measures and that made me use good technigue and do everything properly. I'm a definate learn best by seeing then doing person.
On the mental front of my training I need some work. I realized have have been so focused on the physical that I haven't put much thought or effort into my mental well being. I have been getting mentally tired from work and life. I know I need to add a relaxation and meditation routine to my days so I can achieve a better balance and not feel so run down and stressed by lack of time in a day.
Any suggestions for books that well help would be greatly appreciated. I'm an avid reader, and I'm open to most anything that will help me improve and become a better martial artist and person in general. I'm finally getting better at accepting my faults and trying to fix them and improve myself as I get older. I am definate proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks, it just takes more attempts to make it a habit.
On the mental front of my training I need some work. I realized have have been so focused on the physical that I haven't put much thought or effort into my mental well being. I have been getting mentally tired from work and life. I know I need to add a relaxation and meditation routine to my days so I can achieve a better balance and not feel so run down and stressed by lack of time in a day.
Any suggestions for books that well help would be greatly appreciated. I'm an avid reader, and I'm open to most anything that will help me improve and become a better martial artist and person in general. I'm finally getting better at accepting my faults and trying to fix them and improve myself as I get older. I am definate proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks, it just takes more attempts to make it a habit.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
week 5
Wow this week was an inspiration to me. It was Chinese New Year and I completed some challenges for myself and was awed watching how our Kwoon came together to make the banquet a great success.
I managed to complete 750 push-ups and situps on Feb 3. It wasn't easy but I made it through the pain in my shoulder and did smaller sets when it got uncomfortable. Thanks to Sihing Weibe for the suggestion of doing more crunches then full situps, it saved my back and still gave me a great ab workout.
Watching how people just stepped up and did what was needed to make the banquet go smoothly was truly awesome to see. Its not often you see people being so selfless and working so well together. Two other things happened at the banquet that truly made me go wow and inspired me to really focus even more on what I want to achieve with my Kung fu. The first was the demos by the black belts. Such fluidity and amazing technigue was great to see. I hope, no I will achieve that someday. Second, my son was awarded the leadership award for intermediate black dragons. To see the look on his face and the spark it lit in him was very moving for me. I joined kung fu so that we could train and spend more time together. Kung fu is becoming my passion even more then his, funny how that works. Jordan inspires me to be a better person and a good example, sometimes I goof but he never judges me, he just accepts that dad isn't perfect and loves me for who I am. I can't do any less for him.
I managed to complete 750 push-ups and situps on Feb 3. It wasn't easy but I made it through the pain in my shoulder and did smaller sets when it got uncomfortable. Thanks to Sihing Weibe for the suggestion of doing more crunches then full situps, it saved my back and still gave me a great ab workout.
Watching how people just stepped up and did what was needed to make the banquet go smoothly was truly awesome to see. Its not often you see people being so selfless and working so well together. Two other things happened at the banquet that truly made me go wow and inspired me to really focus even more on what I want to achieve with my Kung fu. The first was the demos by the black belts. Such fluidity and amazing technigue was great to see. I hope, no I will achieve that someday. Second, my son was awarded the leadership award for intermediate black dragons. To see the look on his face and the spark it lit in him was very moving for me. I joined kung fu so that we could train and spend more time together. Kung fu is becoming my passion even more then his, funny how that works. Jordan inspires me to be a better person and a good example, sometimes I goof but he never judges me, he just accepts that dad isn't perfect and loves me for who I am. I can't do any less for him.
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