I'm finding that a lot of my journaling this year is fairly philosophical in nature. I've spent more time than ever this year reflecting on my Kung Fu journey and life in general. When I look back specifically on my Kung Fu journey I have to laugh at what I remember. About five years ago I got my blue belt and I was flying high with my progression or so I thought at that time. I may have been putting in the most time I wasn't using that time effectively. I thought I was ready for the next level but I wasn't. I wasn't mature enough to understand why I was training. I thought that if I train four hours a day everything would take of its self and I would be ready for my brown belt. I didn't slow down to really understand what was being taught. I didn't look at the finer details or the "why". I just wanted to consumer as much content as possible and I was far from ready for the next level.
Fast forward to the present and I'm training less than I was five years ago BUT the training is at a higher level. I've slowed down (mentally) to really think about the "why". I've let that sink in and I apply the lessons to my personal training outside of the kwoon. I'm getting to really feel my Kung Fu now. I can feel the six Harmonies when I move, I can start to feel my power like never before. I've been a blue belt for longer than I can can actually recall. So long in fact that the glue on my stripes has let go and my stripes are falling off lol! I'm a ok with that as I wasn't ready to progress to the next level. Seeing those stripes starting to fall off the end of my belt has become a constant reminder. A visual and physical reminder to put the right kind of effort into my training every time I tied my belt on.
Mr. Repay
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