Week In Review

I feel like I had a pretty good week in spite of myself. I had acupuncture done on my shoulder on Tuesday and unfortunately it did basically nothing. I understand that it's going to take more than one treatment but it was still a bit discouraging since it actually feels worse now than it did before I went in. I have almost no strength to lift something up in front of me with my right arm. I could barely lift my gym bag out of my backseat. Right now I'm trying to train through it as best I can but my pushups have been limited over the last few days. 

Friday night class was amazing. The energy in the kwoon was contagious and it was impossible to not get caught up in everyone's enthusiasm. I hope every Friday is like that. Thanks to Mr. Repay and Sihing Berney for instructing me in the use of nunchucks (spelling?). I've already whacked my head, face, legs, and other fun places countless times but I'm having a lot of fun. 

The Saturday meeting was also great. There was a really positive vibe, lots of enthusiasm, and I'm excited to be a part of the team.

Numbers for the week were:

Pushups - 710
Situps - 200
KM - 2
Da Mu Hsing Reps - 26
Kicks - 660
Acts of Kindness - 9

Here are my personal goals for the I Ho Chuan year:

1) 25,000 kicks – this will give me 90 kicks every day (6 days a week) for the year. As a beginner, this seems like something that will help reinforce the basics for me and help me develop a strong base for my kung fu.

2) Give up all single player video games for the year – At times video games can be a pretty big waste of my time. Even though they’re a source of leisure for me, I can get caught up in them and I find myself wasting time and putting off housework and workouts to play. If mastery is all about consistent effort and utilizing the opportunities presented to you every day, video games aren’t going to have a place in my life. The reason I specified “single-player” video games is that I have friends that play and when I visit them, we often play a game or two of hockey. I see no value in giving up an activity that I share with friends. This is not a waste of time to me.

3) Include fruits/vegetables in my diet a minimum of 6 days per week – my diet is often lacking in vegetable/fruit consumption, even though I can feel a physical difference when I eat a lot of veggies. My problem is that I just plain don’t like most vegetables. With the structure that I will need to have to succeed in the I Ho Chuan, I should be able to better plan my meals. If I plan my meals I will be able to find creative ways to include vegetables on a regular basis. My goal is 6 days per week and not 7 because I feel like having a “cheat” day will help me to have balance in my life and will allow me to enjoy my days off and as a result , my goal should be sustainable.

Cory Smid

http://kungfucory.blogspot.ca/