In December of 2011 I made a decision to not be part of the newly transformed I Ho Chuan team what used to be known as the UBBT. By not being part of the team I had no requirement to keep blogging, so I made a concision decision to not blog for one full year along with not being part of the I Ho Chuan team and see what impact it would have in regards to my training in Kung Fu and to me personally.
This is what I have determined to be the result of what I have classed as a Very Very bad decision.
I lost focus and drive in regards to how I was training.
I found it became very hard to maintain the level and quality of my training that I had become accustomed to in 2011.
It became difficult to stay organized and focused on working towards any goals.
I felt disconnected from the Kwoon and the people at Silent River Kung Fu.
Since by not journaling about my progress and failures or by having the support of a team, it became very easy to not be accountable towards my training and let things slide off to the wayside.
I also have realized that personally I have become even more closed then I was before, I am not sure whether this has anything to do with not blogging or not, but while I was blogging every week in 2011, I found it helped me keep my thoughts organized and I also felt connected to others with whom I train with. This may have been only an illusion.
I look forward to February 10th and the beginning of the Year of the Snake which marks the beginning of the next I Ho Chuan year which I am pleased to say I am part of.
