A brief update, in case anyone wants to know.
So,
Went down to Florida for a few months. Stayed with my mom. Put my T'ai Chi and Gongfu to use in a restaurant dishroom. Bought another vehicle and drove back here to Northern California. Really can't handle Florida.
Didn't spent a lot of time really training, but did spend quite a bit of time thinking.
Back here in Norcal, back to training at my Sifu's gym. Been a few months now. Been a lot different. The last month or so has been dealing with a bad ankle. I realized I was pronating my left foot quite a bit and dealing with that has been my main focus. Which is a bit disheartening, but is progressing and will get better.
I spent some time really thinking about finding another place to train, trying to find a full time, room and board for a few years type program. I'm still kind of hoping one will come along, but I think I might just be on my own, and to some extent I think that may be best. I've had two interactions with people involved in long term, full time programs and they've both been interesting. They've also both left me thinking that neither is really what I need. One was a former student at one place who told me that, basically, it could be worth it, but really isn't. The other is a current student at another place, and that place really just ain't it. I'm going to leave both those stories right there.
Getting back into training.
I realized that my Sifu gave me all the tools I really need to continue training on my own. I spent enough time listening and sweating to have a good beginning, now I've just got to put in more time. It's been interesting. That's all I can really say without going into some long winded weirdness that I just can't write down right now. It's been really interesting, and I'm thinking about things a lot differently now. I'm really looking forward to the next year or so of training. It should be a lot of fun.
just no shoes on the wood floors they were just recently cleaned and polished :lfao:
