Well, it is official. I have decided to go for it and give kung fu everything I've got for the next 12 months. . . at least, and see where it takes me. There are a lot of requirements to get done in the next year and some of them terrify me. For example, 50,000 is such a big number, and so is 1,000 when it has sparring attached to it. The other thing that concerns me is that I prefer to take it easy on Sundays and not do anything physical. If I stay with that standard, it gives me 52 less days to complete the physical parts of my requirements. I feel that the rest is needed for my body to recuperate as I go pretty hard all week. My mind and my body needs that break. The decision to rest or not to rest is still in the works.
I have decided that I want to get as much of the work done as I can before June as I like to pursue other things in the summer. I will still have daily requirements to do, and will need to continue to push hard, but I don't want to get behind and feel all panicky and such. I want to jump in now, with both feet. I am off to a good start as this past week, I have completed 2 of my requirements already. I have also done 63 repetitions of my weapons form, which includes 1 new move, (3 more new moves to go), done 12 reps of another form, 400 situps and a mere 110 pushups. The pushups are a struggle for me as I have arthritis in my shoulders. I do as many as I can on the floor in full pushup position, then on my knees, and then when the pain is quite bad, I do them on the wall. I think all this will be good for my shoulders, and I am hoping that as I progress, I can do more pushups in full pushup position.
I know that the online journal will also be a great struggle for me. It's not that I don't like to do it. I know that it is very beneficial for me, and I love to write, and journaling has always been a part of my life. It's putting it out there in public, and finding the time that becomes difficult. I have decided to work very hard at dedicating my Sundays for the journalling and doing more of the spiritual side of my requirements. I have also dedicated every Monday and Tues right after work, to do my forms and some of the other physical requirements. I will work at it every day, but these 2 days will be my more vigorous and longer workouts, as they are my only 2 days of the week that are free.
I had a bit of a panic when I first read the requirements I would have to complete in the next 12 months. I had trouble sleeping for days after. So what I did was sit down and take a good long look at my list of things to do, and started to separate then, instead of looking at them as a whole. That way they didn't seem so overwhelming and I could take them one step at a time. I have also set up a binder with a section for each requirement. In each of those sections is smaller sections divided up week by week. Each of those weeks has a number of where I need to be in order to complete the task on time. I record my numbers each week as I do things, and can see right away where I am and where I need to be.
I am excited for this new journey, yet scared at the same time. Excited for the things I will learn and the personal growth I will attain, as well as the improvement in my martial arts. Scared because it will take a lot of work, and sacrifice. So. . . off we goooooooo.
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Dont worry Sifu! I take sundays off for rest, had my 2 weeks holidays and I still am done my pushups, situps, kicks and forms early:)
I know you can do this Sifu! We are here to cheer you on!
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