The Diary of a First Timer
4 September 2013
Dear Diary,
Months after first contact, I met Aman last night. It was by accident. Not a bad accident, just not planned out. I recognized his face from the personal trainer board. I stalked him after first texting him back in May. Wait, did I just admit to stalking? Minor stalking. Diary, don't tell. Anyway, Aman. I had just finished a fitness class and needed to weigh in which was when I saw him and worked out why he looked familiar. We talked a bit but he had a client waiting. Now I have an idea brewing in my mind. It won't leave so let's act on it.
You see, my personal trainer at the time recommended Aman to me because he knows martial arts. We had texted a bit, I got information, it was a cool prospect, it had to get the back burner treatment. But now... but now I had an idea to make it work out. Colleen has martial arts mixed throughout her Tiger books. Jared acted out a few scenes so she could accurately describe the movements. Sometimes, he made me help him. That was hilarious. Me? Martial arts? Does flinching count? I'm not even kidding. Remember at family reunions years ago? My cousins would count how many times I managed to hit the tennis ball within the time we would play. One time merited cheers and congratulations. Two times had high fives going around. Three times was... did I make it to three? I think I at least managed one. Did I mention the flinching? I still have trouble catching a basketball....
So my brilliant idea is to learn wushu from Aman and then blog about it. I just have to pitch it to Colleen. And Jared. And myself.
Diary. I flinch.
5 September 2013
Dear Diary,
Everyone approves! Except the bank account for another week or so. Don't back out now, Suki.
10 September 2013
Dear Diary,
What was I thinking? I talked with Aman again tonight. This was my idea so I should be good with it, right? Then Aman used words like "powerful", "explosive", and "flexibility". I flinched a little on the inside. Okay, maybe I flinched a lot. And I might have shown it on my face. Still didn't fully commit but told Aman my idea. He liked it. As long as he gets to read the blog. Um. I guess so?
I'm still wrestling with this on the inside. On one hand, I'm excited. I have never ever done something like this before. I'm kind of hoping that if I learn some wushu, Jared will start up again. I could do cool stuff (to non wushu people, the "easy" wushu stuff would be sufficiently cool). It's a challenge. I like challenges. My bucket list is full of fitness things to do. Like those push ups where you push yourself off the ground and clap. And pull ups (which... I'm almost there!). And working with a trainer again. I miss Chris a lot! He encouraged me, he troubleshooted with me, he guided me, he pushed me. I need that again.
On the other hand.... I have never ever done something like this before. I don't even like those types of games where you have to play against other people. Which is just about every game in existence. I flinch when the basketball comes towards me. Or baseballs. Or volleyballs. I don't like punching. I have terrible flexibility (Chris said everything in the back of the body is connected. If one thing is tight, it affects everything. I am pretty much tight in the calves, hamstrings, lower back...). I don't do things explosively. Except for sprinting. And even then that might be debatable.
14 September 2013
Dear Diary,
No more procrastination. Let's get started. Kelsey didn't die. (Thank you, Colleen.) I shouldn't either. (Um, I'm comparing my mortality to a fictional character?)
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Hi everybody! I'm starting a new series here. It's called "why, oh why!" Okay, just kidding. I am starting wushu! And I am a brand new student to anything martial arts. Although I wrote in journal format to make it a little more story-like (I'm thinking "Book of a Thousand Days" by Shannon Hale), nothing I write will be fictional. All true, so I'll try not to embarrass myself too badly. Today was my first lesson and I can't wait to share more about that later this week.
Have any of you taken wushu either pre- or post-Tiger books? Do any of you have questions you want me to answer about wushu? Do you like my journal format?
Dear Diary,
Months after first contact, I met Aman last night. It was by accident. Not a bad accident, just not planned out. I recognized his face from the personal trainer board. I stalked him after first texting him back in May. Wait, did I just admit to stalking? Minor stalking. Diary, don't tell. Anyway, Aman. I had just finished a fitness class and needed to weigh in which was when I saw him and worked out why he looked familiar. We talked a bit but he had a client waiting. Now I have an idea brewing in my mind. It won't leave so let's act on it.
You see, my personal trainer at the time recommended Aman to me because he knows martial arts. We had texted a bit, I got information, it was a cool prospect, it had to get the back burner treatment. But now... but now I had an idea to make it work out. Colleen has martial arts mixed throughout her Tiger books. Jared acted out a few scenes so she could accurately describe the movements. Sometimes, he made me help him. That was hilarious. Me? Martial arts? Does flinching count? I'm not even kidding. Remember at family reunions years ago? My cousins would count how many times I managed to hit the tennis ball within the time we would play. One time merited cheers and congratulations. Two times had high fives going around. Three times was... did I make it to three? I think I at least managed one. Did I mention the flinching? I still have trouble catching a basketball....
So my brilliant idea is to learn wushu from Aman and then blog about it. I just have to pitch it to Colleen. And Jared. And myself.
Diary. I flinch.
5 September 2013
Dear Diary,
Everyone approves! Except the bank account for another week or so. Don't back out now, Suki.
10 September 2013
Dear Diary,
What was I thinking? I talked with Aman again tonight. This was my idea so I should be good with it, right? Then Aman used words like "powerful", "explosive", and "flexibility". I flinched a little on the inside. Okay, maybe I flinched a lot. And I might have shown it on my face. Still didn't fully commit but told Aman my idea. He liked it. As long as he gets to read the blog. Um. I guess so?
I'm still wrestling with this on the inside. On one hand, I'm excited. I have never ever done something like this before. I'm kind of hoping that if I learn some wushu, Jared will start up again. I could do cool stuff (to non wushu people, the "easy" wushu stuff would be sufficiently cool). It's a challenge. I like challenges. My bucket list is full of fitness things to do. Like those push ups where you push yourself off the ground and clap. And pull ups (which... I'm almost there!). And working with a trainer again. I miss Chris a lot! He encouraged me, he troubleshooted with me, he guided me, he pushed me. I need that again.
On the other hand.... I have never ever done something like this before. I don't even like those types of games where you have to play against other people. Which is just about every game in existence. I flinch when the basketball comes towards me. Or baseballs. Or volleyballs. I don't like punching. I have terrible flexibility (Chris said everything in the back of the body is connected. If one thing is tight, it affects everything. I am pretty much tight in the calves, hamstrings, lower back...). I don't do things explosively. Except for sprinting. And even then that might be debatable.
14 September 2013
Dear Diary,
No more procrastination. Let's get started. Kelsey didn't die. (Thank you, Colleen.) I shouldn't either. (Um, I'm comparing my mortality to a fictional character?)
[image error]
Hi everybody! I'm starting a new series here. It's called "why, oh why!" Okay, just kidding. I am starting wushu! And I am a brand new student to anything martial arts. Although I wrote in journal format to make it a little more story-like (I'm thinking "Book of a Thousand Days" by Shannon Hale), nothing I write will be fictional. All true, so I'll try not to embarrass myself too badly. Today was my first lesson and I can't wait to share more about that later this week.
Have any of you taken wushu either pre- or post-Tiger books? Do any of you have questions you want me to answer about wushu? Do you like my journal format?
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