Demo & parade #2 and BBQ!

This past weekend was our second parade and our second demo and for me my very first lion dance.  The parade was much shorter than the previous one in Stony Plain the week before.  I am grateful for that as it took my legs a number of days to recover.  I have come to realize that I need to be in much better shape than I am right now.  I used to look at Kung Fu as a way of getting into shape when I first started.  Now I feel that I need extra conditioning to get the most out of my Kung Fu.  The lion dance this weekend proved to me that I have a long way to go in regards to my fitness level but I am very grateful that I have realized this now and have time to work on improving it. 

The demo itself was very very good and I think it was a shade better than the one we did in Stony Plain.  Now for me personally it was not as good.  I lost my way half way through my double chuck form.  However I did recover, improvised a bit and I think I finished strong.  I know that no one in the audience knew that I screwed up but the thing is, I knew and that bothers me… 

I will keep working on my form and will be adding the rest of it from here on in.  I am looking forward to the Canada Day demo and will be step up if no one else does.  I know that there are teammates that have yet to be in the demo so I would step aside and give them an opportunity. 

I want to continue with the lion dancing as I really enjoyed it.  I was extremely nervous as I didn't want to screw up.  However I pushed that aside and did the best I could and I am very pleased that I stepped up and did it!  Also to improve my leg strength and cardio I have added biking to my exercise routine.  Yesterday I tuned up my son’s bike and pushed through about 3 km.  I will keep adding to this total every time I take my bike out.

Last but far from least, thanks to Sifu Lindstrom for the great BBQ at his company's shop.  It was really great meeting up as a team after we were done.  A great way to just hang out and continue to build the team comradery.

Mr. Ian Repay

Student Of Silent River Kung Fu.

Stony Plain, Alberta.