Adventure 2.0

Adventure 2.0 

I have never realized how many people come to this academy to Escape. An escape from reality, sort of speak. Some guys come here because school isn't going well for them, some guys come here because they can't find any jobs back home, even some guys come here because they just got a divorce and the wife took everything from them. They all come here not only to get in shape and learn how to fight, but they come here to get away from all the things in the real world. This place is an escape. A piece of a dream where everyday is the same and you make it what you want it to be. Some guys are lazy and attend class every once in a while, but others train every minute of every day. I guess what I'm trying to say is that i am fortunate to be here. To be here when everything back in reality is steady, where i haven't hit any major problems in my life, and i can start my life Healthy, enlightened, and have a better head on my shoulders. I have 174 days left and who knows when i can come back so i want to get as much out of this dream as i can. Today for example:

Day 2

I woke up so sore. I could not even raise my hands over my head to put a shirt on. Morning training started and today was applications. Since i was gone i have missed a couple moves, so i stayed after class and asked clement to show me them. Once we finished he said you haven't forgot our Tuesday routine have you? I totally forgot. every Tuesday after first and second class we do some sparring. I was so sore and exhausted from class but he helped me so i decided ill at least help him. So i threw some punches for him and he threw some back at me and we had a light spar. it was good practice.

Second class was acrobatics, i haven't done a kick flip since i left. so during stretching, i practiced that a bit and got it down. then after take downs stayed in the ring and worked a couple take downs i didn't know with clement again. By the time we finished i banged my shin on his knee. He hit his toe on my leg. My shoulder was hurt. but after i told him, "look on the bright side, at least we got some conditioning done." 

After lunch had stance training. Shifu broke a stick off a tree and used it to hit us if we weren't low enough. my legs were shaking so much due to the pain of being so low. I was 

After dinner i trained in the ring with Jake. Did some more sparring. working techniques. Afterward when we were stretching. i realized that this place is what you make of it. the masters will show you the moves but you wont be perfect after the day. it takes the will power of ONESELF to make ONESELF be a master. i have so much to learn from this place but unfortunately i can not stay 2 or 3 years like the other guys. i have 24 weeks left here. I am trying to make the most of it as i can. It is 8:12pm here and its the first time i been in my bed since 7am this morning. I am tired, exhausted, sore, and more SORE! Tomorrow is power training and power stretching. The will be a test of WILL power! 

I will write about it tomorrow if i can move my fingers but they might be too sore. Wish me luck!

-Scott