The six harmonies. I am not now nor probably am I ever going to claim to fully be a master of any of them. But that doesn't mean I don't consistently try to integrate them into my being. Their importance is integral into my learning and understanding myself. Without them, Kung Fu is just a hobby, with them, Kung Fu is my lifestyle. They are important.
I'm gonna jump back a few years here to before my grading. Specifically to the five techniques. I will fully admit that this was a train wreck for me. I struggled, HARD. And I will admit I am still struggling with the very the first of the internal six harmonies, Spirit to Intent. That first word, Spirit. Wow, one word, so simple but for me it has turned into a barrier for what I do and why I do it. Confronting what that means to me has caused a lot of turmoil in who I am, or at least who I thought I was. How can I possibly understand my intent if at first I am questioning my own spirit? One must lead to the other or it isn't pure.
One of the greatest eye openers of self-discovery for me was the I Am project. The depth of who I am that I was discovering by me honestly writing these out was actually starting to shake my very foundations as to who I thought I was. It disturbed me, a lot. As I would write them, I held back, not wanting to "go there". This opened up a means to justify, no that's not right, to quantify (?) my actions in daily life and at the Kwoon (one in the same). I for that I am grateful.
Push Ups 3593
Sit Ups 3526
Sparring 120 min
1609KM 176.17 km
Acts of Kindness 100 recorded
Hand Form 40
Weapon Form 35
Mastery recited 3
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