I have been away for awhile again.
This time it hasn't just been gopher.
I have kind of detatched from coding
and computer stuff in general a bit
stronger than happens from time to
time. I feel like I have made the
code projects I wanted to make and
learned a bunch of cool things, but
that I am not really feeling to
jazzed on technology these days, nor
my relationship to it. So the only
coding I have been doing has been for
two contract web dev gigs I have. I am
also trying to limit computer time.
So, what have I been doing with my
time? My wife and I have stumbled into
learning martial arts. Which is a very
broad thing to say. So, the specifics:
We started out with an online Tai Chi
Chuan course. It was alright, but not
really the place we wanted to stay or
land or whatever. I would like to take
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but learning at
home feels less doable and I am not
ready to do in person yet, due to the
continuing covid situation. That said,
there is a BJJ gym on the mountain! So
I will check that out once our toddler
can get vaccinated and numbers go down
a bit. In the meantime we found a very
good Wing Chun program online. We have
started that and are pretty happy with
it so far. I figure between Wing Chun
and eventually BJJ we should end up
fairly well rounded between striking &
grapling. Neither of us have sports or
competition in mind with either, more
just the fitness of it and a bit of
self defense ability. That said, I am
hoping to start doing some light
sparring with the Wing Chun after I
get a bit further into the program. My
wife does not want to spar with me but
I have a friend that can come up. She
has a background in Muay Thai and is
going to show me some escrima/arnis as
well. So looking forward to that.
I also continue my years long Qi
Gong practice each day. It remains a
great thing in my life. I have added
the Chen 8 Form (Tai Chi) to my daily
Qi Gong practice, which has actually
enhanced it a lot for me. So the Tai
Chi was definitely not a waste, it
just doesn't have enough combat
application to persue much more than
I already have given available time
and other goals.
Do any of you out there do martial
arts? Write about it! I'd love to see
more posts from people on gopher and
gemini about physical pursuits (hiking
camping, cycling, fighting, meditation
etc). Or e-mail me if you have any
good online resources to share on the
subject or just want to chat about it.
Separately, but related I suppose:
if you like action movies check out
"Wheels On Meals" with Sammo Hung,
Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao. It is such
an under-rated and fun film. It may be
blasphemy in some circles but I think
it was better than Chan's "Police
Story".
