The dragon year is underway, and week one is done!! I’ve been using this week to reflect on a few of the things I want to continue to improve, and some general reflections I have moving forwards.
I am going to be very mindful of my numbers this year. At the very least, more mindful than I have been in the past. Something that is going to provide a bump in the road is the fact that I will be in Ottawa for training from April 08 - May 17. That’s about 6 weeks online, which I don’t mind, but also 6 very busy weeks where I’m worried my numbers might suffer. In particular, I won’t be able to bring my weapons with me. Lots of modified weapon reps, I suppose. I am also not looking forward to the temporary absence from teaching. I am thankful for the fact that I return right before the Tiger Challenge and not after, but I am a little anxious about going into it with limited preparation time. Oh well, no point worrying about something that is months away, right?
As I mentioned previously, my theme for the Rabbit Year was “intent”. I focused a lot on how I was channeling my intent, how my intent was manifesting itself, what I was visualizing to create my intent, and so on and so forth. This is something that I think takes form in many different ways for many different people; from how an individual views their intent to how it is reflected in their actual Kung Fu. Of course, this means there is no right answer and no one answer. Finding my intent throughout the year was a very gratifying experience that I believe furthered how I can present my forms.
My theme began to change shape as I reached the latter half of the year. While it remained on the stovetop, intent had been moved to a backburner and my primary theme had become “strength”. I believe this is still my theme moving into the dragon year, although it is hard to say at this point. Over the last six months, I have developed an obsession with becoming stronger and better; not just physically, but in all aspects of my life. I think some could say this is akin to the pursuit of mastery, but I feel like there is a large number of inherent differences between the two.
I do not know if my obsessive and voracious pursuit of strength is healthy or not. I think it needs to remain in check, at the very least, so that I do not wear myself out. I fear that it may blind me from the actual, healthy approach that may be needed in certain scenarios. Regardless, I am prepared to give it my all and more.
Numbers
Situps: 1370 / 50000
Pushups: 1630 / 50000
AoK: 44 / 1000
Katana: 14 / 1000
Sword Spear: 16 / 1000
Sparring: 11 / 1000
Distance (km): 22 / 1609
Blogs: 2 / 52
Personal
Tai Chi (reps): 9 / 250
Tai Chi (unexcused absences): 0 / 0
Stretching (hrs): 3.5 / 150
MMCs: 0 / 10
Ski Trips: 0 / 4
Volunteering: 0 / 3
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