I can has martial arts?
I finally (finally!) went back out and found a new martial arts school. I was slow about it, with crunch and the whole cult-oops-thing the occurred back in the summer, but this time it may actually work out.
I'm starting Kung Fu...it's my first Chinese martial art, but so far it doesn't seem too different from what I'm used to. I think that's partially because the style of karate I did wasn't as hard as most forms. One big difference is that there are a lot of big sweeping gestures, which I think is good for me since my right arm is now super sore...and at the very least, they're fun! Some of the forms are very dance-like, which, again, seems like a lot of fun. The actual self defense I've seen if very simple (although effective), but that's not really why I'm there right now anyway, so I don't mind.
It's a fairly relaxed school - they suggest you come to class in what you actually sleep in, as opposed to what they slept in in Asia several hundred years ago. There's joking around with the instructors, who seem pretty cool. But they also actually correct my problems, which I haven't gotten in forever and a day. I have super shitty posture. Which I knew, and have been trying to correct. But apparently I'm failing horribly.
Anyway, I am pleased, and I really hope it works out.
Also, I was bored and excited about hitting things. This equals an lj entry!
P.S. I am now at 9 and 2 halves books. Although the two halves don't count.
I'm starting Kung Fu...it's my first Chinese martial art, but so far it doesn't seem too different from what I'm used to. I think that's partially because the style of karate I did wasn't as hard as most forms. One big difference is that there are a lot of big sweeping gestures, which I think is good for me since my right arm is now super sore...and at the very least, they're fun! Some of the forms are very dance-like, which, again, seems like a lot of fun. The actual self defense I've seen if very simple (although effective), but that's not really why I'm there right now anyway, so I don't mind.
It's a fairly relaxed school - they suggest you come to class in what you actually sleep in, as opposed to what they slept in in Asia several hundred years ago. There's joking around with the instructors, who seem pretty cool. But they also actually correct my problems, which I haven't gotten in forever and a day. I have super shitty posture. Which I knew, and have been trying to correct. But apparently I'm failing horribly.
Anyway, I am pleased, and I really hope it works out.
Also, I was bored and excited about hitting things. This equals an lj entry!
P.S. I am now at 9 and 2 halves books. Although the two halves don't count.