Journey

   




    So I've been thinking about my journey a lot recently. Not just this year but since my first class on the mats. The exact day I don't recall ,but  I believe it was in September with Sifu Laurie. I didn't join with any real plan ahead of me, just , join get in better shape, learn a martial art and maybe, make a few friends. Little did I realize it would turn out to be so much more.

To be continued...

   

Scott Fuhr

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http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca

Aristotle said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Worthy

    ALL OF IT WORTHY

      Finally a little time to reflect. Sitting quietly going thru my year seeing my highs. The build up to grading day, working hard to fix everything I know I'm doing wrong , fine tuning the things I'm doing right. To my job growth and success , to 20 years happily married.

     To the lows , where you wonder why you're trying to do it all. Does it make a difference , is it serving me? Not just in the moment , today , tomorrow, the next week, month and so on. To the  relationship with my brothers and parents all but completely torn apart and over. (Still not sure how to fix this one.)


      Is it all worth it?   The highs Definitely ! The lows not so much but they only define you if you let them.

Scott Fuhr

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James

Reflection

   




    I used to take time for just me. To sit and think or walk and remember. It didn't matter what I was doing , it was my time to reflect and energize and , I didn't realize I missed it until recently. I'm not sure where to go or what to do to get it back , but I do know that it's important for me.

Scott Fuhr

http://scottfuhr.blogspot.ca
http://flavors.me/scottfuhr
http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca

Aristotle said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Unbroken boards

   




     Thanks again to those who organized and worked the Tiger Challenge.
   
     My anxiety gets the better of me every tournament. Therefor I get so wound up ,feeling rushed when I'm not. That I over ,or under think what I'm doing. If I could just turn off those voices that no one else can hear I believe that would help.
   
     I think I know where I messed up my board break sequence. Well there are really two things I could have done to make that a break. 1 have my target a little higher and 2 my trajectory was going down instead of level. Plus the fact that I was more worried about the knife hand break than the punch, and I hardly felt the knife go thru that board. Over thinking what I believed was the harder beak and over confident on the one I believed to be easier.


Scott Fuhr

http://scottfuhr.blogspot.ca
http://flavors.me/scottfuhr
http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca

Aristotle said “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Injuries/Stances

     Injuries are a part of life. I've had my fair share  ,they have slowed my progress and changed my direction but I've never let them stop me. Broken toe , swollen knees , swollen elbows are just a few. Right now , my right elbow is a problem , I start my morning by taking anti inflammatories and end my day doing the same. Some days are better than others and I'm doing as much as it lets me. 

    This week I spent working on my stances in Kempo and their transitions from one to another. Fixing my feet , turning on the ball of my foot instead of my heel.

Scott Fuhr 

http://ihochuan.blogspot.ca

http://scottfuhr.blogspot.ca

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http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca

Vote

     There is a big day drawing in near. One in which I have little interest in usually, although I have voted before it is not the norm for me. That in itself is a little embarrassing, because I do care who governs us. Not their personal lives and what they did before they became politicians, even thou it has a direct correlation to who they are now, but what they are planning to do for their country and its citizens.

    This election I have not heard a lot of campaigning with platforms and reforms. What I have heard mostly (I listen to the radio) is a lot of " Why you shouldn't vote for the other guy". Maybe this is also normal, but I have never noticed it so prevalent as I have now. It seems childish to me to sling mud instead of highlighting your leadership abilities. Which leaves me to question who to vote for?  

     Anyways, the point that I wanted to make when I started to write this was that we ALL need to get out and vote. It does matter and it is important, we are fortunate, we get to vote and have a say in who our next leader will be. Vote for who you think will be the best for us all.

 Scott Fuhr

http://ihochuan.blogspot.ca
http://scottfuhr.blogspot.ca
http://flavors.me/scottfuhr
http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca

Why, What ,How

     I've been reading about leadership a lot the last couple years and was recently sent this video from a friend. While it is more business orientated I definitely found it relevant to the I Ho Chaun. Why is more important than the what or how.

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?utm_campaign=ios-share&utm_medium=social&source=email&utm_source=email

   

Scott Fuhr

http://scottfuhr.blogspot.ca
http://flavors.me/scottfuhr
http://www.silentriverkungfu.ca