Lion Dance

I am feeling very disappointed right now as I will not be performing the Lion Dance at our Chinese New Year’s Banquet. For me this is the highlight of the year and it is the thing that I enjoy the most about Kung Fu. Any lion dance is an awesome experience but there is something about our banquet one that is extraordinary. I am happy for the other people who will be performing as it is a feeling that cannot be explained but one that must be experienced. The thing I am struggling with is what to do with my time. I am going to the practices to help Sihing Dunning, Sihing Tymchuk, Sifu Wiebe and Mr. Fuhr with pointers and things that they can do to improve the dance (but only small things as they are all doing extremely well). It is more of a way for me to stay engaged in what is going on and to feel like I am still part of the team. I hope they all get the same sense of accomplishment and enjoyment out of it as I have in the past. I have been part of the Lion Dance for the past 3 years (maybe 4) and it will be good for the new dancers but still disappointing.

The Blog!!

I am still struggling with blogging on time. I set a reminder in my phone and it goes off but I am usually in the middle of something at work (only place that I have access to internet) and so hit ok and then forget about it. I think part of the problem for me is sometimes I feel what I want to write cannot be expressed how I want or by the time I do get a chance to write about something the emotions that I felt are gone and the blog just doesn’t feel the same. I am not trying to make excuses but it is the thing that I struggle with the most being on the I Ho Chuan team.

Random thing

So it’s been quite a while since I have written anything and I can't even explain why. I usually follow other people’s blogs but have recently fallen behind on that as well. This last while has seen some trying times for me at home which has had an effect on my Kung Fu as well. I was going to the beginner class but have had to cut that out (sorry Sifu Playter) and I have even had to miss some of my other classes that I instruct. Sometimes things feel overwhelming and you don’t really know how to do everything that you need to. Anyway I have set a reminder in my phone to go off twice a week to get my blogging back on track. The wrists are mostly healed but still quite stiff and pushups are still a challenge mostly to do lack of strength from not doing them consistently for quite a while. On the upside: the Lion /Dragon dance is coming along it’s just a matter of coming up with the right story while incorporating all the essentials. I am also working on some techniques that we can use in the demo highlighting San Shou. That’s all for now.