Now I am Gonna Grow

This is gonna be about growth. Growth with myself this year and growth with my entire time in doing Kung Fu. Not going to try and butter coat it, when I first took Kung Fu it was only partly because I was interested in doing a martial art. The other part was that I was kinda like moss growing on my couch at home and needed the exercise. I remember being physically exhausted at the end of each lesson when I started (sometimes I still am!) but feeling this moment of something new. With each punch I threw and each form I learned, I wanted to learn more. And the more I learned the more skills I gained. 

But knowledge for me doesn't always transfer into skill. For instance I know that me blading my foot has only gotten better in the last year. Not only because I have been corrected on it a thousand and one times but I have taken the time to pay attention. To think about what I am doing when I throw a punch or deliver a kick. And me paying attention to one aspect of my form sends neon lights ablazing for other parts of my skills.

And I know when I critically think through it I get better. I know I can blade my foot better or that I attain the rotation in my hips when I throw a punch. And ba da bing, ba da boom. Better skills. So I am going to continue to improve my attention for detail, and I am gonna continue to grow.