Posting My Training....

Because my schedule is always array and I don't make it to the SRKF training hall on a consistent basis, when I do arrive, I'm quite often asked how my training is going. It seems to be a common question asked amongst the kwoon family and is totally understandable, because most of us don't know one another on a personal basis, so we ask about something that we have in common.....makes sense.

The thing is, not every one's answers are based on the same journey or on the same goal. So, even though I may not be spending as much time on my curriculum training, that I'd like to or need to, I may be at the top of my game with my mental conditioning and spiritual well being. Part of the thing is, I do what I can...! My schedule is always loaded, my career leads my personal life in different directions, which is where my balance is a challenge to maintain. Unlike most, my life is not balanced daily or weekly, I work on a 3 month balancing regime.

For me, my training is always with me in everything I do; be it in the quality of my work, more efficient at work, not to mention the consistency in being a better husband, father and overall person. Continuing to be more empathetic and understanding of people and my neighbours. To me this is part of my training. When I maintain balance, growth and success are consistent and easier to achieve. When I better manage my stress and spiritual being, I find balance is easier to maintain and a pleasure to achieve.

When I'm not practicing forms, going over curriculum, or doing what I do when I'm in the workout facility, I have numerous other things in my life that I struggle to master. There are many things in my life that I feel I can work on that will make me a better person at home, at work or at the studio. Training is continual...the mind does not shut off!

Managing my mind, breathing and stress level, is a key part of my kung fu training, so when I'm not physically able to practice the physical part of my kung fu, I always seem to find the time and the space to exercise my mental being.

Darcy Regier, Silent River Kung Fu, UBBT, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada.