This blog is a numbers update. Very necessary for me to do this several times a year so I can be held responsible for my progress or lack there of ( by you and me ).
The year of the Rat started Jan 25, 2020 and ends Feb 21, 2021 ( correct me if I am wrong please ). That's 384 days long. Today ( Apr 5, 2020 ) is day 72, or 19% of the year gone, 81% remaining.
Mandatory requirement numbers
1 - No Quitting - check
2 - 50000 push ups
10145/50000 = 20% - on track but needs improvement
3 - 50000 sit ups
10290/50000 = 20% - on track but needs improvement
4 - Master 2 forms ( 1000 reps hand and 1000 reps weapon )
Hand ( Lao Gar ) 214/1000 = 21% - on track but needs improvement
Weapon ( Tonfa ) 215/1000 = 21% - on track but needs improvement
5 - 1000 rounds of sparring
320/1000 = 32% - on track, looking good
6- 1609KM Journey
600.9/1609km = 37% - on track, looking good
7 - 1000 Acts of Kindness
316/1000 = 31% - on track, looking good
8 - Mend a relationship. Tough one, not sure who or why that applies to right now. Pondering the people in my life and the way I treat others to look for room for improvement.
9 - Journal once a week - check
10 - Make at least 3 public appearances .Obviously this will happen later in the year, and when it does, I will be there for every one of them.
11 - Lion Dance. See #10
12 - Compete in the Tiger Challenge. May 2,2020 - cancelled. Maybe a small abridged version when this all passes would be fun, informal, on a Saturday during open training, part outside, just saying.
13 - Miss no meetings - check
14 - Excel in core curriculum - not for me to judge my progress but I do practice regularly.
15 - Organize, lead and participate in school projects. Trying to stay as involved as possible, see #10 again I guess for now.
16 -Memorizes Mastery - I have this in print and recorded on my phone, I do listen to and recite this fairly regularly, I'd give myself a 4/10 for completion.
17 - Participate in all school initiatives. So far that is Adopt-a-driveway, more to follow as the year progresses - check
18 - Personal requirements - see below.
Personal requirement numbers
1 - Continue with juggling. Still enjoy this but I think I have plateaued, trying to add more balls and increase duration of sets and juggles ( hand to hand - 3 ball classic style). So for I have tried to add a 4th and 5th ball, no dice, total disaster. Next I am stretching the amount of time and number of "juggles", my current record is 97 juggles in 1 minute.
2 - Continue with weight loss and size reduction - total disaster, I have actually put on weight since the start of the year. Totally on me. I am trying different approaches but what I really need is for spring to actually get here so I can go outside!!!
3 - Continue with Spanish. I have some basic words and can understand small amounts in listening to a conversation but what I really need is structured classes ( not online ). I will be looking for continuing education classes shortly once Covid and time permits.
4 - Complete more projects around the house. Again I say, come on spring!!! All my projects are outdoors and I need the snow to go away.
5 - Continue with being neater. Proud to say I have come a long way on this. I am continually checking my "work" both at home and at work to see if the quality of completed tasks is "thumbs up" or needs a redo.
6 - Work on flexibility. While I will never be Gumby, I am making some good advances in this. I bought a "flexmaster" for home, use it frequently.
7- Kicks , speed, height, accuracy and power. 4 basic kicks, front thrust, round house, side heel, spinning back. Making some advances, having a hard time with spinning kicks, I seem to be regressing not progressing. Come better weather I am moving the heavy bag outside so I don't have to worry about hitting walls and damaging anything.
Well, there is a summary of where I am at. It feels good to self analyze and see where I am at. Shows me where I am and where I need to be. I do these 3 or 4 times a year for good reason, if I don't self analyze to see where I am at, I will never actually know if I an doing good or not. This round I see too much yellow and even a red. Yikes!!!!
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