Blind?

I'm watching a short film about a man who lost his vision when he was 19. But this is not stopping him and he continues to do rock climbing.

Yes. Rock climbing.

Not indoor. But outdoors in places that you can get killed if you are falling down. In places where I would be terrified to be in and not able to climb even 2 meters.

This is inspiring and at the end he says a sentence that stack with me: "I'm not disabled. I am blind and abled".

He is more able than most people that do not do what they want to do because they are not good enough. We should all learn from this guy and do what we love. Nothing can stop us. Not even being blind.

Leadership

 We can always complain that our leaders are not showing leadership. If we really think they are doing bad, we should advocate for there replacement or better yet be the alternative leader.

Regardless, what we do and how we lead - even in our small little bubble - has an effect on our surrounding. Good or bad, there is an impact.

The recent restrictions were not clear and I think we could have kept the kwoon open BUT it wouldn't have been the right think to do. Switching back to online classes is showing leadership and also understanding of what the restrictions are for.

Student for Life

 If you stop learning - your are dying. In Kung Fu there is always something new to learn and it is an endless journey, if you are willing to take it.

Never stop learning, never stop growing.

Start Now

 When should you start training for black belt grading? The best answer is when you start Kung Fu - as a white belt. If you are disciplined and do as your instructors advise you, you will be prepared for your grading. But if you did not do this when you joined, then start now.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Chinese proverb 

The things that get scheduled are the things that get done

Even if you know you need to do something, it ain't going to happen if you are scheduling it. It is important to plan your week and plan your day. Schedule what you want to do. This is the only way you can make sure you will do it!

Why stop if it is working?

 I have been working on deep stretches for few weeks and I started seeing changes in my flexibility. Then I started adding more to my routine and my stretch routine started falling apart. 

It takes long time to properly stretch. I now know that. Stretching for 10-15 seconds (I have done that for years) is not making any impact. Stretching for 5 minutes is working. But it takes long time.

I need to be able to do something else during my stretch routine so it is not a "waste of time". I am going to try to listen to podcasts while stretching. We will see how that works...

Can't stop eating

Struggling with food. This is a problem many people have. There are so many obese people out there and many of them are kids.

We live is a society of salt and sugar.

And the problem is that I also love salt and sugar.

In the past, working out was enough to keep me slim but no more. I am gaining weight and it is much harder to lose it.