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My To Do List

morgothan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:02:33 +0000

Since the death of Sensei Rosenthal, I have been thinking a lot about how short and precious life really is. This though process has me thinking about my own mortality, and what will be left behind when I die. Granted I am still a young man at this point, but I know that at some point I will not be. It is because of this that I have decided to make a list of all the things I want to do in my lifetime. Right now it is rather short, only about two dozen or so things, but it will grow as I think of more things I want to do. I will update the list whenever I accomplish anything listed, or figure out something else I need to do. The list encompasses all facets of my life, from my martial arts training, to my personal life.

Its been a busy week!

morgothan — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:12:58 +0000

This week has been a very busy one for me. I started to take Judo, Finished the umbrella form, started working on Ja Sil, and the Pa Kua Continues form. On a non martial arts note, I am currently changing my web hosting company, so there may be some quirks during the change.

Firstly, I started to take judo classes. I took about a semesters worth of judo at college, and it was something I really enjoyed. I decided to look back into it, when I drove past a judo school in the town that I live in. I think that judo will help me in my kung fu tremendously. At first this may not make much sense, but its true. I feel that I need to work on a few key areas to help me get to the next level in kung fu, relaxation, sensitivity, chin na, and the ability to remain in close to an opponent. All of which Judo will force on me. Furthermore, throwing / grappling is not something we really focus on in my kung fu school. So I feel that this will also help round out my overall martial arts training.

Secondly, I now know the entirety of the umbrella form. With this form down, all that remains in out shaolin system is the Hua chuan 2 two man fighting set, and dragon pheonix (double sword form). I am really exited about this. I know it is still a long ways off, but I can actually see the end it site. My black sash is within grasping distance. I would not be surprised if by this time next year I was a black sash in shaolin.

Thirdly, I started to learn Ja Sil, the last Hsing Yi form needed for me to know our entire Hsing Yi system. Now I am a long way away from truly understanding it. The internal aspects of it still elude me most of the time. But I am getting closer.

Fourthly, I am starting to learn the continues form in Pa Kua. One I learn this I will also know the entire Pa Kua system. Although my knowledge of Pa Kua is much less then that of Hsing Yi. I still have a hard time remembering all the palm changes and poll movements. I have learned them all, but I do not necessarily remember them all. This one will taker much longer to get.

And Lastly, I am changing hosting companies because my old one(routhost) is terrible. There is no words in any language human or otherwise to describe the depth of there incompetence, and lack of caring about there customers. Furthermore, they are currently attempting to hold my domain name hostage, something I am fighting tooth an nail to fix.

I feel like a loser

morgothan — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:02:01 +0000

So I work out at the kwoon for about 15 hours a week. I also work out at home for about 3-5 hours a week. Granted I do not do weight training, but I still work out a lot. I am not used to feeling sore the next day after doing a laborious task. So imagine my surprise when the other day my arm was sore. My though process as to why my arm was sore went as follows. What did I do today to make my arm so sore. I worked on spear, and Hua Chuan 2 at the kwoon. Neither intensively enough to make my arm hurt. I ate lunch. Went shopping. Carried a bag of stuff. But that wasnt that heavy. I started helping my mother set up the house for her friends surprise 40th birthday party. And played some video games. I didnt do anything to make my arm sore. Then it hit me. I bought a nintendo wii. And I was playing wii sports boxing, tennis, bowling, etc. So my arm hurts because I was playing video games. I am still so flabbergasted by this. I understand that I’m working a muscle group in a way that I am not used to, but still its video game. Maybe I should start considering the time spent playing games on it, an addition to my training time. Sifu would buy off on that right? Right?

New Direction for the site.

morgothan — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:44:04 +0000

I am taking a new direction with this site. I am planning on chronicling my progression through learning Kung Fu. I am planning on writing at least once a week covering what I am learning both inside and outside the kwoon. So other then the occasional site news like this. The site will be focusing only on Kung Fu, and in particular what I am learning.

Its official.

morgothan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:02:54 +0000

I am bored with the Internet. I came to this realization the other day, and wanted to post about it. But you know being bored with the internet kind of stopped me from doing it. Basically I am bored with computers in general. I am tired of having to deal with them. I think its the whole working with computers that makes me not want to deal with them at home. I think this is also why I really like my mac. Its a very different change from the Unix world in usually live in. I don’t need to do anything. It just works. I like that. But I find that I am using my computer less and less now. Its like everything has lost its luster. Especially the internet. Yeah every now and again something cool will come up on the internet. But for the most part its the same old tired shit over and over again. Look some stupid guy is getting hit in the nuts on Youtube. WOW how funny. Oh look at those crazy japanese with there funny game shows. The whole thing has me just fed up with it. There is nothing new and exiting anymore. Im not sure why the internet needs to reexite me, but I know for sure it isn’t web2.0. Wow look I just made a webpage look and act like an actual application. WOW. Its fucking dull. And I don’t even want to begin talking about the whole social networking craze. Does anyone else remember friendster, or 9 degrees. These things failed for a reason. I fucking hate myspace and live journal and facebook and all the other stupid shit crap thats out there. And I hate that everyone seems to love them. Myspace fucking sucks. The internet Sucks. Im officially bored with it. Its time to move on with my life. More physical activity, and more real life stuff. Fuck doing everything in the virtual space. Im going to do it for real. The internet is the new TV. The new opiate for the masses, and Im not going to be part of it anymore. Im cleaning up, going into detox.