Shaolin Gong Fu
Feb. 23rd, 2009 10:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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helwen and I took a sample class at a local school for Shaolin Gong Fu. Our self-evaluations after that class amounted to, "We didn't suck." Since we've been out of formal training for any martial arts for several years, that's actually not a bad result, so we decided to join the school. The minimum period is 6 months, which can either be paid on a month-by-month basis or all up front.
On that Monday, we had done the conditioning and stretching exercises, and then worked on the opening postures for the first empty hand form.
On that Wednesday, we did the conditioning and stretching exercises, and then worked on the opening postures for the first staff form (southern style) and a couple of postures that occur a little later in the form. We picked up a couple of waxwood staffs and ordered uniforms (we still have uniform pants, but they aren't really black any more).
On Thursday, that nice nasty bug hit us both (me first), and we were not able to go to class on Friday.
Or the following Monday. Or Wednesday. Or Friday.
Tonight was our first night back at class since we succumbed to the nastiness of that bug. Stamina? Ha. Oxygen? Needs work.
Ibuprofen, yes.
Still, I think we did pretty well, all things considered. Hopefully there will be more improvement before Wednesday.
helwen and I took a sample class at a local school for Shaolin Gong Fu. Our self-evaluations after that class amounted to, "We didn't suck." Since we've been out of formal training for any martial arts for several years, that's actually not a bad result, so we decided to join the school. The minimum period is 6 months, which can either be paid on a month-by-month basis or all up front.On that Monday, we had done the conditioning and stretching exercises, and then worked on the opening postures for the first empty hand form.
On that Wednesday, we did the conditioning and stretching exercises, and then worked on the opening postures for the first staff form (southern style) and a couple of postures that occur a little later in the form. We picked up a couple of waxwood staffs and ordered uniforms (we still have uniform pants, but they aren't really black any more).
On Thursday, that nice nasty bug hit us both (me first), and we were not able to go to class on Friday.
Or the following Monday. Or Wednesday. Or Friday.
Tonight was our first night back at class since we succumbed to the nastiness of that bug. Stamina? Ha. Oxygen? Needs work.
Ibuprofen, yes.
Still, I think we did pretty well, all things considered. Hopefully there will be more improvement before Wednesday.
