Good to be Back

Being back at the Kwoon has been a much needed reset for me. Just being back has given me a boost of energy and has added a sense of normality to a crazy year. I am finding that it has not been as difficult to keep the intensity low but the most difficult part has been tryiong to read the class with masks on. You can't see facial expressions and you don't know if people are smiling, crying or wincing in pain. Nevertheless it has been great.

I am going to try to maximize my time here as between spring break and my work, I will not be back to the Kwoon until May 3. Which for me is a normal occurence, hence I try to be there whenever the opportunity arises because you never know when you could be back.

Punched in The Face

I had an interesting and insightful conversation with Sifu Brinker this past week. We discussed a lot of things including the school, teaching and sparring. Silent River Kung Fu has been a huge part of my life for 15 years now but this last year has been tough as I'm sure it was for most of us. The one thing that I want to see is SRKF continue to be here for as long as I can see.

I feel like my Kung Fu has suffered in certain areas because of the lack of teaching opportunities. I find that by teaching, I made great improvements in my own Kung Fu and that has not been the case this last year. There is nothing that could be done about this and I know that but just being able to talk about it was way to feel a sense of relief I guess.

We also talked about sparring and the San Shou class. That was such a great class but it was not sustainable as people lose interest over time. I am hoping we can do another seminar in the future which will be for all experience levels. As he said, sometimes it just feels good to punch or be punched in the facwe. that will be a great day again when that happens.

P.S. We have had 18 of 20 days with high winds and freezing temperatures with 4 whiteout days. I am ready to come home.