jeff_lindqvist wrote:Which forms and systems?
I've been into martial arts since I was knee high to a grasshopper, and I've been training on and off since I first stepped into an "
old skool" boxing/kickboxing gym at the tender age of 6. And I've got to say, I simply love it! I try to do an hour or two a day, every day, and then train for several more hours in the park bright and early on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Yeah I know, I've been told I'm a glutton for punishment.
Sadly I'm at that busy age, with work and looking after young kids, where it's impossible to keep up with everything I've learned along the way. And of course I also need to fit in some daily language learning and practice too! Nevertheless, I like to revisit or break out the occasional Quánfǎ or Tàijíquán form, maybe do some Judo or Russian Systema drills, and practice some of my early Shūkōkai karate kata when I get a moment. In addition to respecting teachers past and present, I believe it also helps keep the grey and white matter alive and well.
Last Sunday, I went through the rest of my Uechi-ryu kata several times, and then worked on a couple of Ngó Chó Kûn and Wing Chun forms I've been learning recently (the first 3 kata from Isshin-ryu were next on my list, but I just didn't get around to it). But believe me, after those 100 kata (Kanshiwa) in the pouring rain and an additional few hundred jumping jacks, knuckle press-ups, and crunches, I had to call it a day at about 50 more forms and kata. My wife was not impressed with the state of me when I came home *lol* and I don't blame her. She's wonderfully patient, and I'm just a very lucky karate and language nerd.