Kung Fu.
How has it dropped 12º in less than three hours? I don't get it.
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I like Kung Fu a lot, and I dislike it too. I really like the teachings behind it and the meditations, though we don't do them in class. Or, aren't going to yet, rather. I like the respect that goes into it, bowing before speaking and after, when leaving or entering the gym, etc. I like how it makes me wake up early on a Saturday and go to bed at a somewhat decent time because I know I'm going to be busting my ass the next day. It wakes me up (for the most part) for the entire day. Maybe a short nap (an hour) or something at some point, but it really wakes me up and I don't feel terribly groggy. I really like how aware of your body it makes you and teaches you how to use it and manipulate it to do what you want it to do. Hell, I even really like the warm-ups because each week I notice what I can handle more and more and how much it grows. I did ALL of the pushups this week, all 40 of them. They're not just regular pushups either: on the fingertips, first two knuckles, three-feet apart, hand over hand under the chest. The first time I did them, I almost fainted, so I'm definitely making progress. And because I don't want to pass out, I eat something healthy before class. Today was an oatmeal raisin granola bar and a banana. It gives me a reason to go to the gym and check my weight weekly. It could be because I had just come out of the gym, but I was about a pound and a half lighter. I enjoy taking off all my jewelry and piercings to have my body pure. Even if that's not the real reason, I feel it is, and I find it to be refreshing. I won't take out my navel rings or nipple rings just yet because I'm worried about getting them back in. As of right now, I wrap an ace bandage around my chest to keep my piercings in place, and to keep my boobs from moving. It's much less of a distraction this way, and believe it or not, I really like the act of taping them up, too.
What I really don't like about Kung Fu is that I don't see much practicality in it. I really don't think I'll be able to use these skills outside of the classroom. Not only that, but I don't feel I get enough time to practice all these newly learned skills. These movements and techniques and skills we are learning aren't coming to me as easily as most everything else does, and I need more work. I think I might go to the Monday night class to a) make up missed classes, and b) practice what I do so I can be prepared for Saturday's review. I also don't like that I don't feel much stronger outside of class at all. Maybe some notice in my arms, but that's about it, not much. Being in Kung Fu shape is a lot different from being in regular real shape. I don't like the fact that I don't really like practicing what we learned. I don't know if it's because I can't understand it, or because it bores me. I think I might like it if I could fight against someone for real without it being all staged and annoying, but I also know that I have to be patient in order to get to that level. There's a ton of thinking involved and you have to be precise with everything, which isn't a bad thing because you should be precise with everything, but it's not what I'm looking for. A big problem that I have is that I constantly compare every physical sport/art/fitness/etc. to gymnastics. While there's a lot of thought that goes into the whole process of learning skills and movements in it, it comes a lot easier to me because it seems a lot more logical. I guess I don't understand the logistics behind it. I'm trying to, though. I really really am, but I'm not getting it. That's not a reason to quit, which is why I'm still in the class, but a lot of the actions don't make sense to me. Or, rather, they make perfect sense but I am not used to moving in such a way that my body knows to do these things.
It's a really hard thing to train for, and I don't know if I want to take it again, but I might. I suppose we'll see how this quarter of it goes. I know I need to make up two classes, at least, to give myself perfect attendance. I just wish I liked being there more. I really need some gymnastics back in my life. I've undergone a bunch of changes since the last time I practiced, both physically, mentally, and emotionally, so I hope I still find the same outlet in this art as I did earlier. And now I'm off to go bust my ass for another two hours doing physical activity. I really hope we work something out with this place so we don't have to pay $15 every week to do gymnastics. That'd really suck. /ramble.
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I like Kung Fu a lot, and I dislike it too. I really like the teachings behind it and the meditations, though we don't do them in class. Or, aren't going to yet, rather. I like the respect that goes into it, bowing before speaking and after, when leaving or entering the gym, etc. I like how it makes me wake up early on a Saturday and go to bed at a somewhat decent time because I know I'm going to be busting my ass the next day. It wakes me up (for the most part) for the entire day. Maybe a short nap (an hour) or something at some point, but it really wakes me up and I don't feel terribly groggy. I really like how aware of your body it makes you and teaches you how to use it and manipulate it to do what you want it to do. Hell, I even really like the warm-ups because each week I notice what I can handle more and more and how much it grows. I did ALL of the pushups this week, all 40 of them. They're not just regular pushups either: on the fingertips, first two knuckles, three-feet apart, hand over hand under the chest. The first time I did them, I almost fainted, so I'm definitely making progress. And because I don't want to pass out, I eat something healthy before class. Today was an oatmeal raisin granola bar and a banana. It gives me a reason to go to the gym and check my weight weekly. It could be because I had just come out of the gym, but I was about a pound and a half lighter. I enjoy taking off all my jewelry and piercings to have my body pure. Even if that's not the real reason, I feel it is, and I find it to be refreshing. I won't take out my navel rings or nipple rings just yet because I'm worried about getting them back in. As of right now, I wrap an ace bandage around my chest to keep my piercings in place, and to keep my boobs from moving. It's much less of a distraction this way, and believe it or not, I really like the act of taping them up, too.
What I really don't like about Kung Fu is that I don't see much practicality in it. I really don't think I'll be able to use these skills outside of the classroom. Not only that, but I don't feel I get enough time to practice all these newly learned skills. These movements and techniques and skills we are learning aren't coming to me as easily as most everything else does, and I need more work. I think I might go to the Monday night class to a) make up missed classes, and b) practice what I do so I can be prepared for Saturday's review. I also don't like that I don't feel much stronger outside of class at all. Maybe some notice in my arms, but that's about it, not much. Being in Kung Fu shape is a lot different from being in regular real shape. I don't like the fact that I don't really like practicing what we learned. I don't know if it's because I can't understand it, or because it bores me. I think I might like it if I could fight against someone for real without it being all staged and annoying, but I also know that I have to be patient in order to get to that level. There's a ton of thinking involved and you have to be precise with everything, which isn't a bad thing because you should be precise with everything, but it's not what I'm looking for. A big problem that I have is that I constantly compare every physical sport/art/fitness/etc. to gymnastics. While there's a lot of thought that goes into the whole process of learning skills and movements in it, it comes a lot easier to me because it seems a lot more logical. I guess I don't understand the logistics behind it. I'm trying to, though. I really really am, but I'm not getting it. That's not a reason to quit, which is why I'm still in the class, but a lot of the actions don't make sense to me. Or, rather, they make perfect sense but I am not used to moving in such a way that my body knows to do these things.
It's a really hard thing to train for, and I don't know if I want to take it again, but I might. I suppose we'll see how this quarter of it goes. I know I need to make up two classes, at least, to give myself perfect attendance. I just wish I liked being there more. I really need some gymnastics back in my life. I've undergone a bunch of changes since the last time I practiced, both physically, mentally, and emotionally, so I hope I still find the same outlet in this art as I did earlier. And now I'm off to go bust my ass for another two hours doing physical activity. I really hope we work something out with this place so we don't have to pay $15 every week to do gymnastics. That'd really suck. /ramble.