Every two weeks, I like to sit down in a quiet place with my kung fu binder, and go through all of my requirements that I have to complete by the end of the UBBT. I like to see where I'm at with my numbers, but I also like to remind myself why each requirement is there, and what it does to help me not only successfully complete my year in the I Ho Chuan, but also how it helps me to become a better martial artist. I find that this has been my key to keeping me engaged despite all of the distractions that I have around me.
The last time that I had sat down and looked at my requirements and numbers was the evening after we had our September meeting. I found myself to be caught up, if not ahead on all of my requirements; I had exceeded the goal that I had set for myself at the beginning of the year for where I needed to be in September. I should've been thrilled about this right? But I wasn't; I was actually disappointment at the lack-of excitement and accomplishment that I was feeling at that particular time.
This concerned me, and it took a little but of thinking time, and a meeting with Sifu Brinker to understand why I was feeling this way.
I'm a very goal orientated person, I've been setting goals for myself for as long as I can remember. So, setting goals, to achieve my requirements isn't that much of a challenge for me. Yes, sometimes it is difficult to find time to do my Kung Fu, and I have missed days before, but catching up is not something that I find so difficult to do.
I don't exactly know where I'm going with this, but I know that to successfully complete a year in the I Ho Chuan is extraordinary. But right now, I don't feel like I've accomplished anything fantastic. Sifu Brinker helped me to realize that I need to do something extraordinary. Something that will not only leave an impact on me, but on the rest of the school as well. I want to make my experience in the I Ho Chuan a defining moment in my entire Kung Fu 'career'. I don't quite know what that is yet though. I've been putting a lot of thought into it, and hopefully the idea will come to me soon.
That's just where my head is right now.
http://kwonsiak.blogspot.ca/2012/09/my-experience.html
Hmm...like demoing to the school your totally awesome Sai form????
ReplyDeleteWe are all rooting for you!! You will do it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sifu! =)
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