WTV #11: Third time’s a (c)harm
Yes, my play on words with the titles is undoubtedly groan-inducing across the whole wushu blogosphere. Pardon me. I can’t help myself. So, today was day 3 of the week for wushu. My scooter is still out of commission (will get it fixed this weekend) so I cabbed it up to the wushu guan, arriving [...]
WTV #4 – Yuan Min and I
After Monday’s solitary wushu confinement, I wasn’t sure what might happen with tonight’s wushu training at 5:00 PM. But Yuan Min said it would be okay so i hopped on the scooter around 4:45 PM and headed to the wushu guan to see what he had in store for me. Wushu, it turned out. Plenty [...]
WTV #1
Well, my first training has come and gone. Not as bad as it could have been, but no walk in the park either. I arrived early, partly because I was biking and had made sure to give myself plenty of time before-hand until I knew how long it took to get there from my office, [...]
Xiao Yu in Xi’an
Last night I got a call on my phone from Yue Xiao Yu, alumnus of the Shaanxi Wushu Team, winner of 4th place national ranking in Nanquan and Nandao, and resident of Dong Ming, Shandong where she teaches wushu for a living. “I’m in Xi’an, Mah Kuh!” she said her her high-pitched giggly voice, a [...]
Returning to Wushu: The 40YO Version – Update and First Classes
Edit: I meant to post this up waaaaay back in December, but never got around to finishing it. The workout sort of tweaked my leg and then right after that the team went on a training break during Chinese New Year. Then Spring semester started at work and that’s all she wrote. I wanted to [...]
Returning to Wushu: The 40 Year Old Version – Week 2
The second week of my return to exercise has come to an end and I wouldn’t say that it was particularly spectacular. In fact, I fumbled the ball on a few occasions. But I suppose that happens from time to time. The most important thing is that I do not give up and keep moving [...]
Shaanxi Wushu Team Demo Practice
At long last I come bearing wushu gifts. The semi-long awaited for videos of my latest trip to visit the Shaanxi Team are now available on youtube. I thought I would share a bit of the background on the videos so that you know what you are looking at and what they were preparing for. [...]
Returning to Wushu: The 40 Year Old Version – Week 1
To view the original blog entry for my Return to Wushu, please click here. * * * As my first week of my preparatory training comes to an end, I can’t help but try and compare how I feel today compared with a week ago. The truth is, I do feel better – a little [...]
Big Plans For the Coming Year! (and wushu vids)
As you know, I have been a little on the quiet side with my blogging as of late. I’ve even blogged about how I’m lamenting over my lack of blogging (and training), which is a little funny when I think about it. But now that my future plans are “official” I can talk a little [...]