Did I Choose Correctly?

I have to admit to myself that I am quite awkward when it comes to using a weapon. My chosen weapon this year is the Jian, the Chinese straight sword. I have always been fascinated by the sword, and the Jian has always been one of my favorites. When I watch a martial artist performing a form or a set of movements with the Jian I can’t help but admire the flow and deftness that they handle the blade with. I have to say that when I am practicing with my sword I may as well be stabbing or swinging around a club for all the flow I have with the use of this new weapon. Although I am aware that with any new thing a person picks up, it will take time to become proficient in the use of it, and in time I will also develop flow and proficiency.

Life is precious. Don’t waste it.

This is a hard one for me to post, as I am a very closed person when it comes to anything personal and especially to anything I have strong emotional attachments to.

On February 11th my father was taken to the hospital after suffering a stroke, apparently he had suffered a number of mini strokes called Transient Ischemic Attack or TIA for short.

I would like to apologize to the I Ho Chuan team for my lack focus in the first week of being part of the team and also to the students out in Onoway and everyone at the Stony Plain Kwoon. I’ve tried to stay in the moment and maintain my focus in what I am doing so as not to let the people around me down, but I’ve been finding it difficult and fear I may not have met expectations lately. I know I have not met my expectations.

To Begin a New

Yesterday marked the start of Chinese year of the Snake and it also marked the start a new I Ho Chuan Team at Silent River Kung Fu. The Year of the Snake has the potential to very promising for me as I am part of this I Ho Chuan team. I am excited to be part of this team, as last year’s team (Dragon Team) had accomplished great things. With a number of the people from the Dragon Team continuing on for another year and the new members of the Snake Team with their fresh energy, the Snake Team has the potential to raise the bar even higher than what the Dragon Team set it at.