Our I Ho Chuan orientation meeting was last night and it was
cool to put faces to some names. Sifu Brinker mentioned a few great points
regarding our approach to the I Ho Chuan. A few takeaways that I got were:
1) Approach the requirements as tools, not as hoops to jump
through. I feel like I have a pretty good grasp of this concept and it’s easy
for me to see the value in all of the requirements. The tough part will probably
be remembering the value when I’m tired, or injured, or having a tough time
putting in the time, six months from now.
2) Journaling is important. I can attest to the value of the
current team journals because I have got a lot of information and insight from
reading them and I am not even on the team. From reading the journals I’ve
learned a lot that will help me on my own journey and I need to remember that
you never know where people will find inspiration, even from a white belt.
3) Stay ahead of your pushups. After doing the math, I had
budgeted 160 pushups/day, based on a 6 day/week schedule. Planning for the inevitable
hiccups and ensuring I don’t get behind is going to be really important and I’ll
need to up the ante each day to stay ahead.
Overall, I’m really looking forward to getting started. My
plan is to start logging my pushups/situps/acts of kindness over the next month
so that when we officially start, I’ll have already begun and I can hit the
ground running.
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