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Hsing Yi last night was a refresher on two man material. Which is nice since I have not done any of the Hsing Yi two man work since I left. First was five elements two man. I ran through that as if I had been doing it everyday since I left. I was actually impressed by how much muscle memory I had. We then went to An Shen Pao(12 animal 2 man). This one required a little more work. I was unable to jump right into it, but after one or two false starts I was able to run through the whole thing. Hopefully next week we will do some of the single man forms and see if I can’t get through them.
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After a long pause in my Hsing Yi and Pa Kua training I am heading back. Tonight will be the first night I will be back at Hsing Yi and Pa Kua since I started on my masters. I get the entire summer to continue to work on them. Then it is back to school on Wednesday for me. So I really need to kick it into gear when I am there, and try and really grok everything. I wonder who is still there taking classes. I am a little nervous about it, as I have not been practicing them on my own as much as I should have. We will see what is still in there, and what I need to relearn. I am sure the 12 animals will need some work, and the palm changes at least. I think all of the Hsing Yi forms though, I should be able to run through them. Only time will tell. I’ll try and update tomorrow and let everyone know how it went.

The semester is coming to an end. Next week is my last day of classes before my summer break. I am looking forward to going back to Hsing Yi and Pa Kua. This summer should be a good one for me, as I am also planning on driving out to Trenton once a week to take a Krav Maga Class with my friend Tim. I have always been interested in Krav Maga, as it is entirely focused on survival, and real fighting. I think it will be a good thing to put into my arsenal. We will see how that goes.