On Leaving

In just less then two months I move to Vancouver and I have been having some trepidations about the whole deal. I don't have a place to live yet only a couple places I have seen on the internet but nothing concrete. Also I have no job lined up yet. When I say trepidations I really mean that I was stressing big time about this especially because every time I look at the calendar another week has gone by without me noticing. I have been thinking about this lately and have realized that moving right now will be the best thing for me. It is going to force me out of the my comfort zone and push myself to well be better. Currently I feel unchallenged and unmotivated by job but I frequently make excuses to not leave and get a better job. It is kind of a hard realization, made even worse when factoring in that I am working on mastery with my kung fu,  but am just floating along and maintaining being average in my career. I had become complacent and content, knowing I had security and freedom to do just as much as a I needed to get by. Like I said I am being forced out of my comfort zone and am grateful for the opportunities that it is going to present.

My diet is killing me

I have been feeling pretty off lately. Mornings I really don't want to get out of bed I just feel really drained. I am pretty sure that it is a combination of weather my diet and my sleeping habits. Now that the weather is nicer I have been getting out so that should work it self on its own. My diet is the thing that I have to fix. I went from getting up and making fruit smoothies every morning to not eating until almost 2-3 pm. Also I have been eating very unbalanced lately. Lots of noodles but not a lot of fruits and vegetables. As a result my energy level has been taking a plummet.

The cards we're dealt

This week has been the week of news that will definitely create some challenges with my training. First bit of news was that Chelsey got into her master's program. Super awesome for her but that means I am moving to Vancouver. I am not sure on the logistics of this %100 but I will most likely have to leave by August.

Then this morning I went to the doctors to get my knee checked out and he believes that I have torn part of my cartilage in my right knee. I have an MRI scheduled for the soonest they can get me in, which is who knows when. This is hard because I am not good at resting, I am not good at taking things easy and I like doing things. I am not careful and I don't take care of myself that well so this is a major shock to my lifestyle and I don;t really know what to do. I am also frustrated with myself for getting hurt in the first place.

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Had good classes on Friday. Saw an increase in my numbers for the bag work. I've been working on keeping control of my breathing and quieting my mind. My numbers are still low and I have a lot of work ahead of me to get them up. 

My second class I added onto my stick form I am creating so it is coming along slowly. It is challenging working on stick in my apartment without breaking to much stuff or scaring my cat. If it wasn't for the extra time in the kwoon I would probably have to practice in the snow.

it's been a long week

A bit late on this post but it has been a really long week. Starting on Tuesday Night I waited in the hospital with Chelsey as her grandma passed away. The Funeral was on Saturday so there was lots of stuff that needed to be done, Me and Chels spent the week scanning hundreds of photos and putting together a slideshow which was really cool seeing how appreciated it was by the family. It's inspiring to see how much a family pulls together in times of need and how many little acts of kindness they do for each other without thinking about it. Even being aware of what I was doing for people I still probably missed a whole bunch of that I could count. Anyways now that it is Sunday the cold I had been fighting off all week has hit me like a ton of bricks so it is time to rest.

not to good of a week for numbers

Not much to report this week. It's been a not so good week for my numbers with Chelsey being down and me not going to the extra classes. I've really come to depend on the Monday/Wednesday classes for that burst of extra training and as a place to do my forms. I finally got a starting point with my stick form that I am working on in Friday's class, so now I have something to build off of.

Craig Janzen
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Silent River Kung Fu

Working hard

This past month has been the hardest I have worked on Kung Fu probably ever. Aside from being sick or the odd commitment I have been at the kwoon 4-5 times a week as well as training at home. Last sihing class I learned that I am going to not only have to train harder but also destroy the limits that I arbitrarily set up for what I am able to push my body into doing. Also on friday I really started playing with the weapon I plan on working with this year, the stick. I know have a bruise the size of my palm on my right arm.  So far for the first month I am into a pretty good routine where I am doing alright with my numbers and logging some serious training hours.

Craig Janzen
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Silent River Kung Fu