Curve Ball

So this year I had planned to do better in my push ups and sit ups, and of course I get thrown a curve ball. I got into a fight defending myself against a person who made a poor decision. They decided that it was worth risking jail time for something so insignificant. I won't go into the details, but we grappled twice and he Sucker punch me twice.
 The after math of that fight is I got a bunch of scratches on my face and a sore shoulder. I can't really do push ups anymore, because it puts to much strain on my shoulder and it hurts a lot. Then I started to develop a sore neck. Then at work I did something to aggravate the sore neck to the point of me waking up the next day and I could barely move. So now I can't do sit ups or leg lifts, because it hurts my neck to much.
  So it all seems like it is going down hill from an early start into the new year. Already are my plans have been ruined. So as a wise person said it's about how you react to the Situation and how I am going to bounce back. I am not going to let this de-rail me. I have set my course and achieve my goal of doing better in my push ups and sit ups. I will still participate this Saturday in the 1000 lear year push ups and sit ups. I will have to do it differently, but it's better then choosing to do none. I don't know if my body the way it is now can handle doing a thousand of something, but I will do what I am cable of. 
  I won't be ashamed that if I can't do 1000, but I will give it my all until my body say done. It would be irresponsible of me if I did not listen to what my body is telling me right now. There is a difference between pushing yourself beyond your limits to achieve the extraordinary, and recklessly doing more damage to yourself to the point of irreversible damage. So I will come up with something to do a 1000 of  this saturday and achieve my goals. 



Sifu Langner 
  

So Tired

I have just started this new job in Drayton valley. This job is definitely gonna test my mental and physical state when it comes to my kung fu. I am the worst morning person ever. I really struggle to wake up even if I get enough sleep. I actually do really well with night shift. The only problem is with night is I no longer have a life.
  So the thing is I have to drive 1 hour and 15 mins to there everyday, and of course the same back. I know its not the longest anyone has had to travel to a job, but it is for me. Every morning once I gain any consciousness I feel so heavy and tired; moving at all is a chore. I wish I could just start drinking coffee, but I don't like the taste. I set two alarms for myself, because I am very good at turning off one of them in my sleep.
  Once I get to work it takes me at least an hour to finally get into the swing of things. The big test for me is going to have enough mental and physical fortitude to keep my promises with my numbers, and going to classes.
   I have no intention to miss. I just know myself well enough that I will be really exhausted after work. Its not that my job is insanely hard. I do work hard and enjoy it thoroughly. It's just the mix of knowing I wont get enough sleep  for the day, and the long drive, and still keeping up what I want to accomplish. This for me will be a challenge, but I am determined to keep up with my numbers, and to keep up with my kung fu. I WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL.


Sifu Langner 

Leap Year 1000

I am actually enjoying for the first time since I joined I Ho Chuan recording my number. It's not like I have not recorded them before, but I always found it to be quite laborious. I would put one more tick down and see just another tick. I would reach 5,000 or 10,000 and I would not care.
  This year seems different I look forward to adding whatever tick I can get and I really enjoy seeing the numbers go up. The different thing I doing this year is a different attitude and a different approach. I am approaching this year as I have a set schedule of accomplishing my push ups and sit ups, but not beating myself up whenever I miss a day. I just know I will keep going and not give up. Its super important to when I miss a day is that I get right back to my schedule push ups and sit ups right away. The world has not stopped because I missed a day, nor have I fallen behind. Everyday will not always be perfect for Getting my numbers in, but I don't stop just because I might not be on schedule anymore. I will keep going.
   Some days I might not get in all the numbers I wanted, but I fit what I can. If shoulders start to hurt, I do tricep push ups, or wall push ups. If my tail bone hurts, or I develop a rug burn on my back, I do leg lifts. There is always a way to accomplish my goals.
  I have certainly chained my altitude, from a chore to a useful tool to keep me motivated. I have had days where doing 10 push ups was my limit due to my shoulders, and that's okay because I am not giving up.
 Also for the title now I thought it would be cool if we could all do 1000 push ups and sit ups on the leap year this year. Even if all you can do is 10 it will be great if we all can participate in this. I Would love to know who wants to join me that day??? it falls on a Saturday :)

Sifu Langner

One Step

I am going to approach this year of I Ho Chuan one step at a time. I have been re-evaluating my life lately. I realized I have been trying to accomplish the end goal so fast I have been messing up on the journey to my goal. How I get to my goal is the most important step into achieving anything in life.
   Somewhere in my life I forgot this. I need to apply this way of thinking even into my daily way of living.
With work, relationships, personal growth, and of course kung fu.
 Step one Learn and absorb everything I can, listen and communicate, don't ignore how I feel, record everything and practice



Sifu Langner