My personal progress

 It s been my second year doing 18 motions temple . Due of my injury i am training differently. I have  never thought of performing a form while sitting. The hardest part is to know if what i am experiencing of feeling is correct. After chatting with sifu Ryback it s looks i am on the right paths. At time in class they ask you  to do your forms in a slow or fast motion, to do it only with your legs or arms or to focus on your intent . Repetition is a good way to improve but even better if you add on the regular basis a different way to train. 

 The night before the demo i asked my son if he would like to do my form in the IHC team .At fist he said no. Obviously he have changed his mind. He got a deal !  a slurpee!! He was affraid to mess up or even to forget. He did not really practice it . I told him not to worry about it that no one will judge. Being on the mat and wearing the uniform was an amazing feeling. Sharing this incredible night with my son was priceless. A proud moments!! I don’t know yet if my beta version will change due at this time i can’t really do it in a way i could feel the flow or even understand very well the Katana .I had some good insight from my son to help me to get what i came up with . Without the injury I wouldn’t have experience those moments or thought i can write a form .A tools that i will keep in mind for the future . 

 Before i was a night owl until the surgery. It s kinda nice to see the sun .All my requirements and knee exercises are done in the morning. My afternoon is more quiet even if i am trying to keep myself occupied. I started to randomly throw more repetition due i am board. I know this is an exceptional time to have extra time in one day . At some point my life will return to a normal but i want to keep in mind that even if i achieved my goal of the day i still can add 5 more push up or something else here and there.

 I started to do hydrotherapy and i love it . At some point i felt i was doing Kungfu. Some exercises was almost similar of slide stepping, crane stance and even a bow stance . The issue i am finding is the transition between knee bent or straight. Many time i have almost drop due of shock or locked sensation. If i will have been on the ground i will have practice My break fall . Time will help me to find where is my limit to be able to avoid those feelings and  keeping in mind to keep trying to push further.

My original plan was to start Physio then modified his exercises into my Kungfu . I have a good therapist that he is working into my goals . He knows he can push me further with safety manners. Yet i am not progressing has much that i would love too . Still facing some feelings that  my knee will lock or skip . Now the fears that something is still wrong is there. The unknown of what i should expect or feel is triggering that fears.. Many reason can be explain : the healing process , inflammation or just not so young lol .I am aware that i have tendency to think the worst but this also help me to listen better my body. Technically i should be back to work march 12 but my work won’t accommodate my restrictions. Has much that i want to be back to normal i know i have some work to do and learn to be patient.

One of my personal goals was to write down any form while i am recovering from the surgery. At first i thought how can i even do my katana  form if i can walk normally. Then i started to write it down and asked my son to do it . I was amazed how well it went . He was able to tell me what feel wrong so i can adjust a few move. He have a passion to work with woods so now he is making is own katana. I don’t know yet if i will be able to do it myself march 23 but i know i am working on it . He might not look great and funny at first but i am glad i have a start!!