Polite Conversation
Sitting upon a purple chaise* I talk with the recent arrival to our "Kung Fu School". Laughing about the day's events, our conversation led me to realize that today is the reason I keep traveling. The weird yet mundane days where a lot and nothing happens. Where you can end the night feeling fulfilled, content.
For Example...
Today started with me waking up later than normal. My phone flashed the time, 7:50 am. Twenty minutes until our morning training session would start. As I moved my aching body, my roommate quipped, "Hey, you're finally awake. There is no power and water". The sounds reached my ears but didn't cement until I tried to flush the toilet.
"Oh, no water."
What followed was all of us heading to a local martial art school (Wu Guan) in a taxi and our Shifu's car. This would be the second time this week using the Wu Guan. The recent late night storms had been flooding our usual training area. Causing the red clay dirt to become a thick, sticky mud.
Training
This week of training has been a mix of our usual training schedule and our tournament training. Three of the students have been preparing to film their applications for the Coaching Certification and Duan Wei Level. Which means learning a new form while reviewing old forms.
The Wu Guan that we are training is nice. Not too big, as they usually are only training kids. It has enough space to do forms. A few bags to practice strikes. Perfect for our rag tag group of Kung Fu'ers.
The plan for the rest of the week is this:
Film our applications on Thursday.
Train like normal on Friday
Film videos and photos for the School on Saturday
Although there are many elements constantly changing our training. I find it interesting how we always find a way, place, and time to train. Even just a little bit. That's the lesson I'm taking from these past couple months. The other take away is how the weird memorable events make this strange Kung Fu life enjoyable.
Making the most of each day, hope you are too.
📿Johnny
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*Or a whore's bench, as my dad calls it
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