The Last Hoorah

Heyo everyone, this weeks blog is about the nearing end of one journey and the preparation of a new one.

One of the biggest journeys in every child’s lifetime is school. It’s something you start when you’re four and finish at eighteen. Looking back, I have few remaining memories of grade school, but the one thing I remember is looking at all the older kids thinking “Wow. They’re so big”. Overtime, as you go up a grade, you slowly rise the pole of school hierarchy. I remember being in grade three and thinking “I’m the big fish of this division.” And then reaching grade six and thinking “I’m the biggest fish in these whole two divisions” then grade nine and thinking “I’m the biggest fish in the whole school.” But every time I had those thoughts, I knew there was still a higher grade, a bigger fish. But now, there is no “bigger fish”. This is as big as you get for primary schooling. The senior year. The last step before the big wide world of adulthood and taxes and rent and mortgages. So much to look forward to. 

Looking at all the time I’ve spent over the last few years, it makes me realize how precious time truly is. I look back to my first year of the I Ho Chuan and I think wow. This last Thursday and Saturday I made a point to try and review all of my forms I’ve ever done, including my self made weapons forms for the IHC. Doing my first sword form, I thought “man this is really basic” and it was. All I did was spin my sword in a circle a bunch of times, really. At the time, that form was my most prized possession. Now, it’s something I look back on and think “did I really actually do that as a form?” Overall, I’m proud of that form and of where I was at then. The fact that I look back now and think “oh man” is a good sign, because it shows that with time came growth, and growth is good.

Overall, the whole of my life has been relatively the same. School changes from year to year but the structure is relatively similar. Kung Fu has changed since I first started but still, the structure is relatively similar. Now, as I prepare myself to jump into the new world, I’m leaving behind that school structure I’m so used to, and with that, the way I view my Kung Fu will be affected. Understanding that, and that no matter what happens, Kung Fu will always be a part of me, is something I’ll be working towards, hoping it will help my in the future. Who knows that will happen after this year. But first things first: let’s get through this year.