Late this evening I was walking my brother home after we had visited for a bit. Part way along the path we came across someone curled up in the tunnel by the skatepark. They were still there when I returned home, and though I said hello, it was apparent that they were not having a […]
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Ever since I got the big fish tank, I haven’t really had a good place to practice my kung fu anymore. Yes, I can still do some yoga, and hand forms, but with all the water and glass in my main space, I’m very nervous about using the tonfa or stick. I know that I
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Please pardon the title for this blog post, but I wanted to make a post specifically about “The Journey” requirement we have for this year and I couldn’t help but think of the movie, Run Fat Boy Run with SImon Pegg. Simon Pegg was involved in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz which are
This past weekend, I wound up volunteering to help with the Spruce Grove Rotary Rib Fest. Originally, I had only signed up for a shift from 10AM – 1PM, but I found I was having a lot of fun, and they were short of volunteers. Ultimately, I wound up being at rib fest all day
At Mondays class, I managed to embarrass myself pretty badly. Last week, while getting ready for class, I noticed a piece of black electrical tape hanging off of my belt, so I figured that I could easily replace it myself. During Monday’s class I received a few comments that it was a bit strange for
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It has almost been a month since my last post, and my how the time flies. In the words of Monty Python: I’m not Dead yet! I feel Happy! It is amazing how quickly life can fly by and how busy we can get. Over the past few weeks I’ve had a couple of things
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go out tree planting with some of the members of the I Ho Chuan team. It was a great experience, and I enjoyed being able to carpool with Todai Thelwall. I’ve never gone tree planting before, so this was definitely a new and enjoyable experience. It was great to
Over the past few I Ho Chuan classes Sifu Brinker has been speaking about how members of the I Ho Chuan program are the product of Silent River Kung Fu. He wants to create a good product that is fit, disciplined and skilled. The members of the I Ho Chuan team are called to be
Hello Again! It’s been a little while and I’ve had adventures and thoughts that I wanted to share. In truth, this blog should probably have been about 3 blogs, and while I began to formulate my ideas earlier I never got around to properly writing things down. Which is a shame, as now I have
So Friday, I made a big blog post about not giving up and how I was going to try to create a sustainable habit that I could build from. I was feeling motivated and good. I had done my morning practice, and I had some music on while I was cleaning and I was feeling
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