Addicted and Cranky

[Sukerkin]

This is true! It gets into your brain, and then you will have dreams of practicing. I have woke myself up many times throwing kicks in dreams (usually my quadricep muscle tenses, and shakes the bed enough to wake me -- this has not happened in a long time, though).

According to my missus, I sword-fight in my sleep :lol:.

I am very heartened by all the posts in this thread as it shows that once someone discovers a love of the martial arts they never relinquish it. The trick, as far as I see it, it to love the art for what it is, just like you would your life-partner. Find the one that suits you and don't try and change it or force it to be what you want it to be; just accept what you get from it as a by-product of enjoying practising it.

The three hours a week I have with a katana in my hand, surrounded by other people with katana, naginata and bo, are the most peaceful and tranquil I've ever known . Even tho' I loved Lau Gar (you don't spend over a decade doing something you hate when you don't get paid for it ) I never got from it the mental benefits I get from MJER - tho' the Lau is a bit more useful (and less lethal) if I fail to avoid trouble :lol:.

 

[theletch1]

According to my missus, I sword-fight in my sleep :lol:.

I am very heartened by all the posts in this thread as it shows that once someone discovers a love of the martial arts they never relinquish it. The trick, as far as I see it, it to love the art for what it is, just like you would your life-partner. Find the one that suits you and don't try and change it or force it to be what you want it to be; just accept what you get from it as a by-product of enjoying practising it.

The three hours a week I have with a katana in my hand, surrounded by other people with katana, naginata and bo, are the most peaceful and tranquil I've ever known . Even tho' I loved Lau Gar (you don't spend over a decade doing something you hate when you don't get paid for it ) I never got from it the mental benefits I get from MJER - tho' the Lau is a bit more useful (and less lethal) if I fail to avoid trouble :lol:.

Beautiful post as always, Mark. However, I just don't know how "relaxed" I'd be with all that steel flying around my head...especially the naginata. That's a long distance between the wielder and the steel to keep control of. Of course, in the aikido school it's not steel flying around your head it's other students! We are a twisted bunch, aren't we?:lfao:

 

[Xue Sheng]

The three hours a week I have with a katana in my hand, surrounded by other people with katana, naginata and bo, are the most peaceful and tranquil I've ever known .

And you all think I'm a bit off because I hit trees

Sukerkin I KNEW I liked you

Actually the most peaceful and tranquil I ever am is in a Chinese Tea House. But doing my taiji forms is something completely different and to be honest hard to explain and simply incredible.

As to Sanda and the trees it is a very high level of focus that is quite nice in the 21st century when there is so much around trying desperately to gain your attention.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Xue, you keep hitting trees like that and you're gonna have to be fighting off ELF. Now that would be an epic battle to see.

Would.... that... mean... MORE TRAINING :EG: YEAH!!!!!

 

[terryl965]

Would.... that... mean... MORE TRAINING :EG: YEAH!!!!!

Yes Xue more training, carry on.