Hello everyone I am super happy about how the Pandamodium turned out. I was able to successfully do all 24 hours of the Pandamodium again, but completely different from last time. This time I completed the task with two very amazing people; Mr. Daniel Sollinger and Sihing Sarah Vanderham.
For my second 24 hour experiences this one I had a lot of fun and experience brand new things. I was the second one after that brave little kid to be dunked. I was definitely afraid of the cold water. I admit I really suck with cold water, but I love cold weather. I had a lot of fun being on the dunk tank, except when Sifu Brinker was sniping me (I actually still had a lot of fun then too) :) .
I was very anxious for the lion dance; that me and Sollinger volunteered for. I was going through my mind what needed to be done and what I had to do, because I wanted to put on the best show possible. Once it became time to finally do the lion dance, my tail was frozen to the bone and both of my knees were swelling. I can say we were ready; Dan managed to warm up a bit more before we started and I managed to get the swelling in my knees down just a bit before the dance. I would have to say the dance we performed was extraordinary chaos. That day we developed new ways of performing the lion dance. Also we made history of throwing lettuce onto the first ever veggie burger ever, thanks to Lindsay Gibbons great catching. I had so much fun. I was able to catch my second wind near the last 6 to 8 hours of the day and finished strong.
One of the greatest things I got out of that experience was seeing Mr. Daniel Sollinger and Sihing Sarah Vanderham conquer the 24hr challenge I put out there. Dan was an energy beast; he was always moving, completed insane amount of push ups and sit ups, and he performed a one man demo show at 11:45 P. M. I was truly amazed and impress at his amazing can-do attitude.
Sihing Sarah Vaderham also blew me away. She is the youngest ever to complete all 24 hours in the Pandamodium. I almost lost her in the first hour of the Pandamodium day; do to something in her hip. She took appropriate action stopped and iced her injury and was able to continue. She also joined Dan Sollinger in the crazy amount of push ups and sit ups; quite impressive.
I have to say I am the most happiest about how the experience that Mr. Daniel Sollinger and Sihing Sarah Vanderham had. They both saw a door of opportunity and bolted right through. I asked both of them if they would do all 24 hours again; without a second thought they both said yes. I was so happy when I heard this I knew what I wanted them to get out of that 24 hour day was accomplished.After seeing what they went through and they saw the value of what I wanted them to get I felt a sense of pride I can't stop saying in how proud I am of them and how truly happy they made me feel.
If you want to know what they got after the 24 hours then I would ask them, because only they will know, and if anyone ever want to try it next year I assure you will get something out of it yourself, maybe not what they got, but something of your very own that will change you.
So thank you Mr. Daniel Sollinger and Sihing Sarah Vanderham for helping me grow as a person and becoming 2 miracles in my ever changing life.
As always everyone remember to stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Never forget, but keep movnig forward
Hello everyone this blog today I will be talking about my experience of when I joined kung fu, when I quit ,and when I came back, and what it has done for me now. Some of you have heard this story before; from me, or my blog.This story is very important for me, because it reminds me of what I used to be like and how far I have come. I also like this story because whenever I tell this story I hope to inspire or even change someones life. I know that is asking a lot of a personal story, but I really hope it can make a positive impact for someone. This ones long so grab some grub or a drink and hopefully enjoy :)
I was going to elementary when I first joined kung fu. I joined because my friend was going to attend. I later found out that my friend had entered into another martial arts. I was not thrilled, but I did not quit, because at least me and him could still talk about are martial arts together. Eventually he quit his martial arts, but I continued to attend kung fu. I never quit because I was to polite and shy; I thought if I quit that I would hurt there feelings.
I did not hate nor despise kung fu yet, but eventually I started to grow my hatred and resentment towards kung fu. I saw kung fu as a bunch of hoops and hurdles; to get to the next belt level. The curriculum at the time was growing and becoming better, but to me it was all unnecessary. I was the perfect bad student; I did not try, I did not sweat, I did not care. I was just a lump of flesh that moved and breathed.
Unknown to me at the time kung fu was already benefiting me greatly and I could not even see it. I was a very angry kid, my mother was called to the school a lot; do to an incidents between teachers, or bully's, or me just having a bad day. Kung fu for me was actually helping me how to deal with my anger and how to deal with bully's in a better way, and I did not see this.
I eventually made it to sihing level, but I created so much negativity towards kung fu by this time I was blinded by it. I made it to sihing, but I now know I only got it because it was a tool to help me. I was definitely not sihing material and at that time would never become a black belt even if I attended for the rest of my life at the rate I was going. I would make up so many useless excuses of why I could not make kung fu. I was sick, I was not feeling well, I was tired, I was sore; I just did not want to be there. I had created such a negative place; in what I now know to be the most positive place that I have ever known.
Now come the time when I eventually quit. I did not even tell them in person that I quit; just one summer I took it off and then never returned. At that moment when I finally realized I quit I was so happy I felt like I became so much lighter without kung fu. I saw kung fu as something holding me back. What I did not realize is that I just got rid of immense positivity from my life; I had created a small little hole in me.
I quit for three years and things got a lot worse for me. I eventually finished school and went to college. I was miserable and became 310 lbs when I was attending college;I did not like myself and was even more of a shut-in.
Of course my hatred for kung fu was not dying down anytime soon, because every year my mother went for her black belt and failed I thought to myself that I am right. They make you jump through to many hoops just to get a black belt, and what useless thing it was to have to do 50,000 push ups and sit ups. My mother was super persistent she never gave up, most people when they fail the test once they might quit. People who fail the test twice would for sure quit, but my mother kept telling me she will get her black belt some day you just wait. I never once believed her, until the day she finally got her black belt.
My mother finally earned that black belt, and for the first time I saw my mother in a different light. I saw everything that kung fu has done for her, I saw everything that she had accomplished, I saw someone who had changed as a human being. She was surrounded by so much positivity I did not even recognize what it really looked like, she made so many friends, and she was so happy.
This was not the same kung fu I remembered, but in reality it was the kung fu that was always there for me, and I did not even know it. At the time I had lost all my weight and was 200 lbs(I'm 212 lbs right now by the way). I became inspired to try and get the black belt for myself now. I was not just going for it now just to say "yup did that" no I wanted what my mother experienced I wanted to become a better person and become a positive influence in life.
I had finally come back to kung fu; this time I joined for all the right reasons. I joined for myself. The whole experience when I first came back felt so surreal, because all the black belts around me used to be people I used to train with in the same belt level and now they were teaching. Also when I attended my first class back I sweated up a huge storm, and I later found out that Sifu Brinker did not even know that I could even sweat till that day.
I no longer saw hoops and hurdles, but what I saw were doors and windows; both of them giving me an opportunity to become a better person if I wanted. I finally realized everything they every made me to do was never forced on me, but like a giant opportunity apple given to me and I used to swat it away whenever presented.These people were not trying to make my life hell they just wanted to make the best me I could become. I had finally filled that hole in me that I created so long ago; I had finally accepted positivity and change into my life.
Now for me in the present I know I have changed so much and know I am no longer that quiet, shy, anger little boy anymore. I see kung fu as something now that has permanently changed my life forever. I have finally started my own journey that my mother started so long ago.
Now that I am a black belt I know my eyes are even more open now then they used to be. I see kung fu in a new light everyday, I never get bored of forms I have practice a 1000 times, because I learn something new every time I practice. If anything I have a whole new world to discover as a black belt and you know what the best part is? I think that I will never discover the whole new world of kung fu and I can't wait to discover as much as I can. I think that kung fu for me will always remain new, fresh, and vibrant. It's like always meeting up with an old friend you have not seen in awhile; you know a lot about them, but they always keep growing and changing.
Anyways if you made it to the end here I thank you for taking your time to read my blog toady. Kung fu has truly changed my life, and I hope to be able to do it for someone else someday. So remember everyone stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
I was going to elementary when I first joined kung fu. I joined because my friend was going to attend. I later found out that my friend had entered into another martial arts. I was not thrilled, but I did not quit, because at least me and him could still talk about are martial arts together. Eventually he quit his martial arts, but I continued to attend kung fu. I never quit because I was to polite and shy; I thought if I quit that I would hurt there feelings.
I did not hate nor despise kung fu yet, but eventually I started to grow my hatred and resentment towards kung fu. I saw kung fu as a bunch of hoops and hurdles; to get to the next belt level. The curriculum at the time was growing and becoming better, but to me it was all unnecessary. I was the perfect bad student; I did not try, I did not sweat, I did not care. I was just a lump of flesh that moved and breathed.
Unknown to me at the time kung fu was already benefiting me greatly and I could not even see it. I was a very angry kid, my mother was called to the school a lot; do to an incidents between teachers, or bully's, or me just having a bad day. Kung fu for me was actually helping me how to deal with my anger and how to deal with bully's in a better way, and I did not see this.
I eventually made it to sihing level, but I created so much negativity towards kung fu by this time I was blinded by it. I made it to sihing, but I now know I only got it because it was a tool to help me. I was definitely not sihing material and at that time would never become a black belt even if I attended for the rest of my life at the rate I was going. I would make up so many useless excuses of why I could not make kung fu. I was sick, I was not feeling well, I was tired, I was sore; I just did not want to be there. I had created such a negative place; in what I now know to be the most positive place that I have ever known.
Now come the time when I eventually quit. I did not even tell them in person that I quit; just one summer I took it off and then never returned. At that moment when I finally realized I quit I was so happy I felt like I became so much lighter without kung fu. I saw kung fu as something holding me back. What I did not realize is that I just got rid of immense positivity from my life; I had created a small little hole in me.
I quit for three years and things got a lot worse for me. I eventually finished school and went to college. I was miserable and became 310 lbs when I was attending college;I did not like myself and was even more of a shut-in.
Of course my hatred for kung fu was not dying down anytime soon, because every year my mother went for her black belt and failed I thought to myself that I am right. They make you jump through to many hoops just to get a black belt, and what useless thing it was to have to do 50,000 push ups and sit ups. My mother was super persistent she never gave up, most people when they fail the test once they might quit. People who fail the test twice would for sure quit, but my mother kept telling me she will get her black belt some day you just wait. I never once believed her, until the day she finally got her black belt.
My mother finally earned that black belt, and for the first time I saw my mother in a different light. I saw everything that kung fu has done for her, I saw everything that she had accomplished, I saw someone who had changed as a human being. She was surrounded by so much positivity I did not even recognize what it really looked like, she made so many friends, and she was so happy.
This was not the same kung fu I remembered, but in reality it was the kung fu that was always there for me, and I did not even know it. At the time I had lost all my weight and was 200 lbs(I'm 212 lbs right now by the way). I became inspired to try and get the black belt for myself now. I was not just going for it now just to say "yup did that" no I wanted what my mother experienced I wanted to become a better person and become a positive influence in life.
I had finally come back to kung fu; this time I joined for all the right reasons. I joined for myself. The whole experience when I first came back felt so surreal, because all the black belts around me used to be people I used to train with in the same belt level and now they were teaching. Also when I attended my first class back I sweated up a huge storm, and I later found out that Sifu Brinker did not even know that I could even sweat till that day.
I no longer saw hoops and hurdles, but what I saw were doors and windows; both of them giving me an opportunity to become a better person if I wanted. I finally realized everything they every made me to do was never forced on me, but like a giant opportunity apple given to me and I used to swat it away whenever presented.These people were not trying to make my life hell they just wanted to make the best me I could become. I had finally filled that hole in me that I created so long ago; I had finally accepted positivity and change into my life.
Now for me in the present I know I have changed so much and know I am no longer that quiet, shy, anger little boy anymore. I see kung fu as something now that has permanently changed my life forever. I have finally started my own journey that my mother started so long ago.
Now that I am a black belt I know my eyes are even more open now then they used to be. I see kung fu in a new light everyday, I never get bored of forms I have practice a 1000 times, because I learn something new every time I practice. If anything I have a whole new world to discover as a black belt and you know what the best part is? I think that I will never discover the whole new world of kung fu and I can't wait to discover as much as I can. I think that kung fu for me will always remain new, fresh, and vibrant. It's like always meeting up with an old friend you have not seen in awhile; you know a lot about them, but they always keep growing and changing.
Anyways if you made it to the end here I thank you for taking your time to read my blog toady. Kung fu has truly changed my life, and I hope to be able to do it for someone else someday. So remember everyone stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Talking to Myself
Hello everyone I am currently seeking a new job. I have not searched for a job in six years and I am having mixed emotions about it. On one hand I am excited and can't wait to find and start my new job, but on the other hand I am scared.
Scared of the fact that if I do get the new job I will have to quit the job I dislike now. I am afraid that I will get a new job and then it might not work out and then they will get rid of me, then I would be jobless. I worry about burning bridges with my current employer and then not succeeding in the other.
I know right now in my heart that I need a new job and where I am at right now is not good for me. I really want a new job and I really hope I get it. I think I will do really well in the job, but all I need is the opportunity to prove to my next employer that I am a employee who will works his butt off to achieve a goal, and become the best employee they have. Because that what I have always done at any job I do I learn how to do it, then I become the best at doing it.
This particular blog was definitely more meant for me; I needed to talk my self through what was needed to be done. I find myself using the blogs for this very purpose more and more. I find that if I write out what my problem is then state what I want to accomplish I start to feel better after the blog. Who to thunk when I started blogging 3 or 4 years ago that I would be using this tool to help me through some tough times and spreading the joy to everyone whenever I can. Thank you I Ho Chuan for giving me the opportunity to become a better person.
Also remember everyone stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
Scared of the fact that if I do get the new job I will have to quit the job I dislike now. I am afraid that I will get a new job and then it might not work out and then they will get rid of me, then I would be jobless. I worry about burning bridges with my current employer and then not succeeding in the other.
I know right now in my heart that I need a new job and where I am at right now is not good for me. I really want a new job and I really hope I get it. I think I will do really well in the job, but all I need is the opportunity to prove to my next employer that I am a employee who will works his butt off to achieve a goal, and become the best employee they have. Because that what I have always done at any job I do I learn how to do it, then I become the best at doing it.
This particular blog was definitely more meant for me; I needed to talk my self through what was needed to be done. I find myself using the blogs for this very purpose more and more. I find that if I write out what my problem is then state what I want to accomplish I start to feel better after the blog. Who to thunk when I started blogging 3 or 4 years ago that I would be using this tool to help me through some tough times and spreading the joy to everyone whenever I can. Thank you I Ho Chuan for giving me the opportunity to become a better person.
Also remember everyone stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
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