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A winner is me
Aug. 1st, 2008 10:50 amThe demo last night was as trying as I imagined it would be. I barely got there on time because I was told the wrong location at first, the beginning was disorganized, and the stage was even smaller than I expected, barely enough room for 5 stretch kicks. No way was spear going to happen, unless I wanted to spear an audience member through the head.
BUT! During my nanquan form, I attempted and successfully landed a kickup, which is basically one of these. If you hadn't figured it out by now, I'd NEVER done one before without putting my hands down, and I couldn't do it AT ALL until a few weeks ago.
I think that's the first sign I've had in a while that my extra efforts in training might actually be paying off. I'm definitely not losing weight (boo), but getting stronger and more generally awesome is a perfectly good substitute. Woohoo!
So, yeah, $20 richer and full of wushu awesome. And my ankle is actually starting to feel better today, too. Almost makes up for the fact that I seem to be really design-blocked this week. Oh well, I'll muddle through. :)
BUT! During my nanquan form, I attempted and successfully landed a kickup, which is basically one of these. If you hadn't figured it out by now, I'd NEVER done one before without putting my hands down, and I couldn't do it AT ALL until a few weeks ago.
I think that's the first sign I've had in a while that my extra efforts in training might actually be paying off. I'm definitely not losing weight (boo), but getting stronger and more generally awesome is a perfectly good substitute. Woohoo!
So, yeah, $20 richer and full of wushu awesome. And my ankle is actually starting to feel better today, too. Almost makes up for the fact that I seem to be really design-blocked this week. Oh well, I'll muddle through. :)
