Bowing in has been one of the most difficult things for me to learn.
As a white belt, I was just too freaked out. It was way too noisy. And I couldn’t even figure out what they were “screaming”…
As a yellow belt, I learned it was about respect and that we were yelling: past masters; it started to make sense.
As an orange belt, I stopped feeling ridiculous and began to feel the flow of the movements and to understand Kung Fu humility.
As a green belt, it started to feel cool.
But it wasn’t until now, as a blue belt, that I have actually started to feel the weight of the whole bow – the responsibility of undertaking Kung Fu – and my focus being drawn in. Yeah, I know, I am a real slow learner. Can’t wait to see what clicks into place next.
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