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I have been taking Kung Fu lessons for 2 weeks so far, with a total of 5 visits of one hour long sessions. I have been taught by two different people, with most, if not all, attention on me due to the fact i’m normally the only person there. This can be seen as a great opportunity, but there are some underlying problems that have left me treading water. The two teachers have been giving me different versions of moves being taught. For instance, i’ve been learning jab-cross(quick jab with a straight punch shortly after) and each teacher adds their own steps to the mix; one tells me to thrust with off my back leg while I straight punch, the other doesn’t mention it. Today even, an extra step was added to my roundhouse kick becuase ‘the test-giver might want that version’. I have a lot of trouble remebering sequences. Once I learn a certain sequence, do it many times and then have to revise, I get thrown completely off. I know i’ll have to deal with additions to sequences, but it doesn’t seem right when it’s being changed day to day, especially when they say i’ve got it down. Lastly, i’ve been schedualed to take a test for my yellow belt. It seems very early for that, and I cannot advance to other classes if I don’t pass this. I will have do start with a tai chi warm up called 5 element stretch. I don’t even remeber a majority of the warm up, and they don’t have any resouces to provide me with to study, I have to do it by memory(problem for me). I’d just like some suggestions. Is this a normal approach to teaching students in martial arts? Thank you.

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Buy a TIVO, tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My purpose is to___________ today.

5. Live with the 3 E’s. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

6. Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did in 2006.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, qigong, prayer, or whatever you believe. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea & plenty of water and eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli,almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.

13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21.You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie.
Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you!

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”

27. Forgive everyone everything.

28. What other people think of you is none of your business.

29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

32. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

33. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

34. The best is yet to come.

35. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

36. Do the right thing
37. Call your mother and father often

38. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished____________.

39. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

40. Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you
certainly don’t want a fast pass.
thanks for the adds! The more the merrier!

Oh BTW, #24 is about sex

i do 40 minutes of pilates daily. plus some light strength training. i eat healthy, drink water, etc. but its too hot for cardio!! its been 110-115 this summer and 100% humidity so jogging is not something im intrested in. id love to swim, but a pool isnt accesible. any cardio suggestions. or is the pilates, strength training, light aerobic tapes with my mom, and healthy diet ok if i want to lose 10 lbs within 2 to 3 months,
((come fall ill probably add jog in hopes to lose more weight by christmas))

im 5’5.5 and 131 lbs. i used to weigh 120 before birth control. and now im trying to get back to 120. i eat healhy (fruits, vegies, nuts, salads, whole grains, no animal products really), i drink enough water a day, i dont really sleep enough but that can’t change. one thing that i am unsure of is how much excersize is needed daily, or in that case weekly. im hoping to lose 10 lbs within 2 months or 3.

right now im doing 40 minutes of pilates daily, ab toning videos, and strength training. its too hot to add cardio in, and a gym or pool is not accesible. once it cools down (currently this summer has been 108-110 100% humidity) i want to run 30 minutes a day. is that good? is what im doing right now OK.. even though its just musle building? what do you recommend in regards to exercize daily and weekly?

the other day, somehow we got 2 the topic of bfs and gfs (at taekwondo) and he kept asking me who i like. i wouldnt tell him.
o and i like him. and he always flirts with me.
no i’m not in 7th grade. i’m in 8th and he’s in 9th
“iliketacobell”: we both do taekwondo, and he’s a higher belt than me
o and i know he doesnt have a girlfriend. cuz this kid at taekwondo said to him “how come u never had a girlfriend? do no girls like u” and i totally should of said that i know someone who likes him, me.
i dont really know any of his friends cuz we’re not in the same grade.
i was gonna have mi friend tell him, but i changed my mind cuz i didnt wanna scare him.
o and i’m really shy.