Hi All!
Just dropping by to say hello and introduce myself!
Thanks to a career change last year, I finally left the corporate world had suddenly had the time to do some things that I've always wanted: learn martial arts, learn self defense and get fit.
I took up kendo about two months ago - while many espouse it as a means of spiritual growth and self improvement, the truth is that I chose it because it looked cool. Hitting people with a big, loud stick has a certain appeal and let's face it - anyone who grew up in the 80's (or in my case, failed to grow up) will have samurai and ninja dancing around in their head.
The other art that I started 2 weeks ago was Wing Chun. I chose for its well known emphasis on practical use, and since I'm living in the home of WC, there are many good sifu's from almost every lineage to choose from. Unlike kendo, WC is my serious martial art and I intend it to be the backup plan should both my diplomacy and running skills fail me one day.
Since haven't been exercising for many years, learning these two arts is going to be rather tough on the body. While aches, pains and bruises don't bother me, I'm watching out for potential injury and will be reducing my training frequency or temporarily skipping certain exercises if something is aching in a way that it shouldn't. But for now, I'm training at near full capacity and enjoying it.
Just dropping by to say hello and introduce myself!
Thanks to a career change last year, I finally left the corporate world had suddenly had the time to do some things that I've always wanted: learn martial arts, learn self defense and get fit.
I took up kendo about two months ago - while many espouse it as a means of spiritual growth and self improvement, the truth is that I chose it because it looked cool. Hitting people with a big, loud stick has a certain appeal and let's face it - anyone who grew up in the 80's (or in my case, failed to grow up) will have samurai and ninja dancing around in their head.
The other art that I started 2 weeks ago was Wing Chun. I chose for its well known emphasis on practical use, and since I'm living in the home of WC, there are many good sifu's from almost every lineage to choose from. Unlike kendo, WC is my serious martial art and I intend it to be the backup plan should both my diplomacy and running skills fail me one day.
Since haven't been exercising for many years, learning these two arts is going to be rather tough on the body. While aches, pains and bruises don't bother me, I'm watching out for potential injury and will be reducing my training frequency or temporarily skipping certain exercises if something is aching in a way that it shouldn't. But for now, I'm training at near full capacity and enjoying it.
