Week 1. Year 2

Year of the Rat, here we come! Time to start some things over and continue on with others. This year I will be making my own nun-chuck form for my weapon, and I will be doing Lou Gar for my hand form. Last year, I had lots of fun doing the school nun-chuck form and I enjoyed watching others have their own forms, so that's my main plan for this year. the banquet last night went really well from what I could tell, and I am excited to see Sifu Ward and Sifu Sollinger on the mats this upcoming week. I also want to say good job to the dragon and lion dancers, as they both looked awesome. That's all I have to say for now. Go Rat!

Week 50

This will be my last blog post of the year of the pig. I guess it's true when they say time flies by when you're having fun. This year has been a really good first year in my opinion. While I didn't get all of my personal requirements, I finished all my mandatory requirements. That means that I definitely have something to work on for next year. I am excited for the banquet, mostly because it is the last and most important performance of the year. Good luck to all of us, and bring on the rat!


The numbers
Push-ups are at 58000 out of 50000
Sit-ups are at 58000 out of 50000
Sparring is at 1100 out of 1000
Kilometers are at 2141
18 Temple Motions is at 1050 out of 1000
Nun-chucks are at 1050 out of 1000
Chin-ups are at 5 out of 8

Week 49

After the meeting yesterday, I can say that it will be weird not seeing some of the "regular" faces at the next one. We will miss having you on the team, but now you have a chance to do your own thing for awhile. Have fun. Now, to the rats. Some of us are returning, and some of us are new to the team. Which ever one you are, it doesn't matter. We're a team, and teams stay together. So lets do our best at being a team this year. See all of you guys on the mats.

Week 48

Who's ready for the banquet? I am, for once ready for something. Not just ready but also excited. I am extremely excited for the banquet. I'm also starting to confuse myself. I say that because we just started the new year (2020) which means we're almost at next year (rat) while we continue on with "last year" (pig). It'll all start again this time next year and I will be just as confused then as I am now. So far, my 2020 is going pretty good and I can just hope it stays that way.


Now onto the numbers
Push-ups are at 57300 out of 50000
Sit-ups are at 57300 out of 50000
Sparring is at 1050 out of 50000
Kilometers are at 2015 out of 1609
18 Temple Motions is at 1030 out of 1000
Nun-chucks are at 1030 out of 1000
Chin-ups are at 5 out of 8

Week 47

This will not only be my last blog of 2019, but also my last blog of the decade. This year has gone by extremely fast for me. With us going to the new location for the banquet on Saturday, I was brought back into reality by just how little time is left in the year. I can't believe that we are less than a month away from the banquet already. I don't have much else to say other than Happy New Years!


Now onto the numbers
Push-ups are at 55900 out of 50000
Sit-ups are at 55900 out of 50000
Sparring is at 1040 out of 1000
Kilometers are at 1961 out of 1609
18 Temple Motions is at 1020 out of 1000
Nun-chucks are at 1020 out of 1000
Chin-ups are at 5 out of 8

Week 46

Who's ready for the new decade? I'm not. It still feels like it should still be early 2018 for me. Anyway, school's out for now, so I now have some free time for the next few weeks. I'm not quite sure what i am going to do yet, as I usually have something to do other than Kung Fu. After Tomorrows class, I'm not going to have much to do except keep working on my numbers.


Now onto the numbers
Push-ups are at 54500 out of 50000
Sit-ups at 54500 out of 50000
Sparring is at 1020 out of 1000
Kilometers are at 1909 out of 1609
18 Temple Motions is at 1000 out of 1000
Nun-chucks are at 1000 out of 1000
Chin-ups are 5 out of 8

Week 45

Lou Gar. We finally started to learn it in the advanced adult class. After learning (then forgetting) the first few moves from the kids class, I am happy that my class is now learning it. I have know memorized up to the second vertical punch. I don't know how far into the form that is, but it is way farther than I knew a month ago. While I hope we keep working on forms, I also hope that we do sparring sometime soon. I still haven't had a chance to use them since I got them over two months ago. 

Now onto the numbers

Push-ups are at 53100 out of 50000

Sit-ups are at 53100 out of 50000

Sparring is at 1000 out of 1000

Kilometers are at 1860 out of 1609

18 Temple Motions is at 990 out of 1000

Nun-chucks are at 990 out of 1000

Chin-ups are at 5 out of 8